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AT this season the yellow crocus is coming up, and again being destroyed, either playfully or maliciously, by the house sparrow. Has the bird an aversion to yellow? This could be tested by throwing bits of coloured wool about, and finding what colours are used in nesting. I should be glad to learn if this has been tried, and the result.
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M., M. Antipathy of Birds for Colour. Nature 43, 558 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/043558d0
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