Ternate paper of Alfred Russel Wallace, note 2

Notes

Wallace's Ternate Paper

Note 2
The insect-food of the woodpeckers would be more abundant in the tropics than in northern latitudes.

Note 3

The House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, sometimes known in America as the "English Sparrow," is a cosmopolitan species with broad taste in food, and has adapted very well to life near human habitation. The "Redbreast" or Robin, Erithacus rubecula, Britain's National Bird, breeds in Europe and North Africa. It eats insects, spiders, worms, seeds, and small fruits; it migrates southward in winter, following its food supply. During a particularly cold winter, the Robin may suffer 50% to 80% mortality, whereas the House Sparrow is relatively unscathed (Lack, 1965, The Life of the Robin, 4th ed., page 133).

The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, was given its common name from a superficial similarity to the European Robin, with whom it shares a red breast. The American Robin is actually a thrush, and is most closely related to the English Blackbird, Turdus merula, with which it shares similar size, build, song, calls, and habits.

Revised 29 March 1998

Notes	Wallace's Ternate Paper
Note 2	The insect-food of the woodpeckers would be more abundant in the tropics than in northern latitudes.
Note 3	The House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, sometimes known in America as the "English Sparrow," is a cosmopolitan species with broad taste in food, and has adapted very well to life near human habitation. The "Redbreast" or Robin, Erithacus rubecula, Britain's National Bird, breeds in Europe and North Africa. It eats insects, spiders, worms, seeds, and small fruits; it migrates southward in winter, following its food supply. During a particularly cold winter, the Robin may suffer 50% to 80% mortality, whereas the House Sparrow is relatively unscathed (Lack, 1965, The Life of the Robin, 4th ed., page 133). The American Robin, Turdus migratorius, was given its common name from a superficial similarity to the European Robin, with whom it shares a red breast. The American Robin is actually a thrush, and is most closely related to the English Blackbird, Turdus merula, with which it shares similar size, build, song, calls, and habits.
	Revised 29 March 1998