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In his last decade of life, Brewer sparred with [[Elliott Coues]] over the fate of the [[House Sparrow]], a recently introduced bird that was multiplying far faster than expected. While Coues and most ornithologists were in favor of killing many of them off, Brewer tried to defend them. This ornithological event is known as “The Sparrow War.”<ref>Barrow, Mark V. A Passion for Birds. Princeton University Press, 1998. </ref>
In his last decade of life, Brewer sparred with [[Elliott Coues]] over the fate of the [[House Sparrow]], a recently introduced bird that was multiplying far faster than expected. While Coues and most ornithologists were in favor of killing many of them off, Brewer tried to defend them. This ornithological event is known as “The Sparrow War.”<ref>Barrow, Mark V. A Passion for Birds. Princeton University Press, 1998. </ref>
Brewer died in Boston on January 24, 1880 while the fate of the sparrow was still being debated.
Brewer died in Boston on January 24, 1880, while the fate of the sparrow was still being debated.
==Personal life==
==Personal life==