lark sparrow

American  

noun

1. a North American sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, having a distinctive brown-and-white facial pattern.

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Etymology

Origin of lark sparrow

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Among the rareties: ivory gull, sharp-tailed sandpiper, lark sparrow and warblers from every corner of the western hemisphere.

From The Guardian

The Lark Sparrow is not uncommon in Coahuila.

From Project Gutenberg

In studying the birds of the West, one should note that there are western subspecies and varieties, which differ in some respects, though not materially, from their eastern cousins; for instance, the western robin, the western chipping sparrow, the western lark sparrow, and the western nighthawk.

From Project Gutenberg

The lark sparrow has her nest at the foot of a thistle and her mate has perched so often on a small elm near-by that he has worn several of the leaves from a topmost twig.

From Project Gutenberg

If the big thistle is rooted out, where shall the lark sparrow build her nest?

From Project Gutenberg