clay-colored sparrow
noun
a sparrow, Spizella pallida, of the interior of North America, having buff, brown, and white plumage with a pale-gray breast.
Origin of clay-colored sparrow
1An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words Nearby clay-colored sparrow
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How to use clay-colored sparrow in a sentence
One of my new acquaintances was a little bird which is known as the clay-colored sparrow.
Our Bird Comrades | Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
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