vesper sparrow

American  

noun

1. a common finch, Pooecetes gramineus, of fields and pastures in North America, noted for its evening song.

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Etymology

Origin of vesper sparrow

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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vesper sparrow

The hemp-stalks bend so low under the weight of their plumes, that were a vesper sparrow to alight on one for his evening hymn, it would go with him to the ground.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert

Once more to the frost-bound valley Comes April with rain in her jar; I can hear the vesper sparrow Under the silver star.

From More Songs From Vagabondia by Carman, Bliss

No sign of human life was here, and the sweet song of a vesper sparrow was the only sound which broke the stillness of the evening.

From The Unknown Wrestler by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

The time will come, no doubt, when they will have a well-recognized place in bird literature, just as the chippie, the vesper sparrow, and the song sparrow have to-day.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

And when you go home tired after sundown, vesper sparrow will tell you how grateful we are.

From Bird Day; How to prepare for it by Babcock, Charles Almanzo