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

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vesper sparrow

They sing much after sundown, hence the aptness of the name vesper sparrow, which a recent writer, Wilson Flagg, has bestowed upon them.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

Under my window on the other side came a vesper sparrow family.

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne

One day I was lucky enough to see the bird as it was rising to its climax in the air, and to identify it as the vesper sparrow.

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John

Skylark, song of, 32-34, 37; in America, 33, 34; Scotchman and, 33; Irishman and, 34; wooing a vesper sparrow, 40; a caged, 69.

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John

One summer, up in the Catskills, I added another name to my list of ecstatic singers—that of the vesper sparrow.

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John