fox sparrow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fox sparrow
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Zink said, for instance, that the spotted owl is three species, and the fox sparrow is four.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2017
A multitude of other birds feasted too, during a December snow shower: varied thrush, fox sparrow and more.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2016
Even the finches contribute a mock thrush to our list, the big, spotted-breasted fox sparrow, but he rarely comes in number before mid October or November.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by William Beebe
His rump and upper tail coverts are a delicate shade of grayish brown, by which he may be readily distinguished from the fox sparrow, whose rear parts are reddish brown.
From Our Bird Comrades by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
Before the last fox sparrow goes, the hermit 77 thrush comes, and these birds, alike in certain superficialities, but so actually unrelated, for a time seek their food in the same grove.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by William Beebe
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