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

Example Sentences

Still at evenfall in the upland The vesper sparrow sings, And the brooklet in the pasture Still waves its glassy rings.

From Our Friend John Burroughs by Barrus, Clara

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

The vesper sparrow has only peace and gentleness in its strain.

From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by Burroughs, John

I remembered the saying of a friend, that the song of the white-crown had reminded him of the vesper sparrow and the black-throated green warbler.

From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford

And when you go home tired after sundown, vesper sparrow will tell you how grateful we are.

From Bird Day; How to prepare for it by Babcock, Charles Almanzo