Freak Sparrow.
A freak sparrow, the lower part of its beak being about 2£in in length, { and eurved similar to a parrot's beak, j lives in the vieinity of Coyle Street | Sandringham, Auckland, where it has been observed for about two years, 1 asd is fed with crumbs by local resi- \ dents. The bird is fairly tame and can j be approached to permit a clear ob- I servation of its beak, the upper part of which is normal. The deformed j beak is some-what of a handicap to ! the bird wfyen it is feeding, because it j cannot peck at food like the other sparrows.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 310, 25 August 1932, Page 2
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106Freak Sparrow. Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 310, 25 August 1932, Page 2
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