sharp-tailed sparrow

noun

1. a sparrow, Ammospiza caudacuta, inhabiting salt marshes in North America, having narrow, sharply pointed tail feathers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharp-tailed sparrow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

I built a corral of hardware cloth around one Sharp-tailed Sparrow nest in order to measure the young after they left the nest.

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Although I heard it only a few times, the flight song of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow seemed slightly louder than the normal song.

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I do not know whether the Sharp-tailed Sparrow has a comparable call.

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Four of the five Sharp-tailed Sparrow nests I found contained at least three eggs and one contained four eggs.

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The Sharp-tailed Sparrow, which has two complete molts annually, generally forages in dense, abrasive vegetation.

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