sharp-tailed sparrow

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sharp-tailed sparrow

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

A rare salt marsh sharp-tailed sparrow?

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

On July 21 I found a dead Sharp-tailed Sparrow, approximately three days old, lying on a patch of matted grass.

From Project Gutenberg

I saw no instances of a female entering into territorial disputes; nevertheless, I did see a female chase a Sharp-tailed Sparrow away from the vicinity of her nest.

From Project Gutenberg

Although the song of the Seaside Sparrow is short and unmusical it is loud, especially when compared with the song of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow.

From Project Gutenberg