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'Anting' by the Song Sparrow

  • Nice M
The Auk (1940) 57(4) 520-522
DOI: 10.2307/4078694
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*[Among the Fringillidae, we have found that the Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 'ant.' So far as we know, there are no observations of 'anting' by any Fringillidae in nature, but 3 hand-raised males, taken from the nest at the ages of 5 & 6 days, were observed 'anting' several times.]

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Nice, M. M. (1940). “Anting” by the Song Sparrow. The Auk, 57(4), 520–522. https://doi.org/10.2307/4078694

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