white-crowned sparrow

[ hwahyt-kround, wahyt- ]

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noun

a North American sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, having black and white stripes on the head.

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

More often the white-crowned sparrow sang hopefully in the night.

Farther down the path a white-crowned sparrow appeared, courting his mate.

The white-crowned sparrow and two or three species of hummingbird do this.

Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii (Nuttall): White-crowned sparrow.

The White-crowned Sparrow is a fairly common migrant or winter visitant in Coahuila.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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