In French it is called a moineau, from the word moine, meaning monk, whose garments the sparrow’s feathers supposedly resemble. It’s also commonly called a pierrot or a piaf, which is onomatopoeic. > On 17 Jan 2023, at 00:04, ann sanfedele <annsan@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > I learned the name -English- Sparrow as a child .. more recent field guide from National Geo lists the name as a varient for house... > but what I was kidding about answering Mike's post is the way people these days are more apt to say British or Britain. > > ann old school > >> On 1/16/2023 6:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> After you shoot them, do you eat them or feed them to the cats? <G> >> Yes, the correct name is House Sparrow, but English Sparrow is also used >> for the same bird by some folks. >>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM <collinb@brendemuehl.net> wrote: >>> Comcast wrote: >>>> I call them House Spartows as does Audubon. I’ve shot hundreds in my >>> backyard. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.