field sparrow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of field sparrow
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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I’ve gone whole winters without seeing a field sparrow in the New Orleans vicinity.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2012
In the song sparrow, field sparrow, chipping sparrow, and the fox sparrow the male and female are very nearly alike in color.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Schmucker, Samuel Christian
In the meadows the bobolink is in all his glory; in the high pastures the field sparrow sings his breezy vesper hymn; and the woods are unfolding to the music of the thrushes.
From Eighth Reader by Baldwin, James
In the meadows the bobolink is in all his glory; in the high pastures the field sparrow sings his breezy vesper-hymn; and the woods are unfolding to the music of the thrushes.
From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John
The tree sparrow has a parti-coloured bill, the upper-half black, the lower yellow with a black tip, while the chippy has an entirely black bill, and the field sparrow a flesh-coloured or pale-red one.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
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