grasshopper sparrow

noun

1. a brown and white North American sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum, having a buffy breast and a buzzing insectlike song.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grasshopper sparrow¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

If you are near enough to this perch you may overhear the zee-e-e-e-e-e-e-e that has earned it the name of grasshopper sparrow.

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With the general proportions of the Grasshopper Sparrow, but the underparts distinctly streaked and the nape olive.

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This is the third and rarest member of the trio of small, retiring Sparrows of which the Grasshopper Sparrow is the commonest.

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It has the general habits of the Grasshopper Sparrow and its notes are equally unmusical.

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In this respect it resembles the grasshopper sparrow, and like it is easily overlooked.

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