> tell a robin from a goldfinch.) Anyway, I'm supposed to give a talk to
> a group of teen boys and I'm supposed to answer the question they posed:
> "What is the velocity of a sparrow?" How fast does your average sparrow
> fly, I guess is what they want to know. Any idea?
> Kristi Streiffert
> Coulee Dam, WA
>

That question sounds suspiciously familiar. If I had to guess, I'd bet
that the answer they want to hear is actually a question: "African or
European?"


Jamie Howland