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swamp sparrow

American  

noun

  1. a North American sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, inhabiting marshy areas.


Etymology

Origin of swamp sparrow

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

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He taught me Bewick's wren and the prairie warbler, and I taught him the swamp sparrow and one of the rarer warblers; I think it was the pine warbler.

From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John

It is in musical form only that he suggests the swamp sparrow.

From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford

In the meadows and low, wet lands the savanna sparrow is met with, and may be known by its fine, insect-like song; in the swamp, the swamp sparrow.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

Now it was the lullaby of the song sparrow or the swamp sparrow.

From The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers by Burroughs, John

It made me think of the swamp sparrow; and the swamp sparrow is far from being a great singer.

From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford

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