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Preface and Acknowledgements 1 Beginnings 2 Which is the 'house sparrow'? Afghanistan 3 A biological mix-up: The Mediterranean Basin 4 Sparrow pots: Melita, Cossyra and Serendip 5 The colonists: The Maraconese 6 A difficult journey: The Sahara 7 Going for gold: Senegal 8 Paradise: Northern Kenya 9 A solitary sparrow 10 Sparrow number twenty: The Cape Verdes 11 A success story: Israel and Cyprus 12 Moving east: Himalayas 13 Two birds with one stone: Land of the Five Rivers 14 Further East: Thailand 15 Failures: USA, Seychelles, Venezuela, China 16 Most about the House Sparrow: Back Home Postlude Appendix A: Scientific names of birds mentioned in the text Appendix B: Bibliography

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/30/2010 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781408137833, 978-1408137833
      ISBN10: 1408137836

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      Table of Contents
      Preface and Acknowledgements 1 Beginnings 2 Which is the 'house sparrow'? Afghanistan 3 A biological mix-up: The Mediterranean Basin 4 Sparrow pots: Melita, Cossyra and Serendip 5 The colonists: The Maraconese 6 A difficult journey: The Sahara 7 Going for gold: Senegal 8 Paradise: Northern Kenya 9 A solitary sparrow 10 Sparrow number twenty: The Cape Verdes 11 A success story: Israel and Cyprus 12 Moving east: Himalayas 13 Two birds with one stone: Land of the Five Rivers 14 Further East: Thailand 15 Failures: USA, Seychelles, Venezuela, China 16 Most about the House Sparrow: Back Home Postlude Appendix A: Scientific names of birds mentioned in the text Appendix B: Bibliography

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