white-throated sparrow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white-throated sparrow
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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"After chasing dozens of them, the real winners were from birds," Collins said, including the zebra finch and the white-throated sparrow.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
I don’t mean to downsize the women or their role in all this, but—Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Hambling—they didn’t know a Focke-Wulf 200 from a white-throated sparrow.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
The whistle was from a white-throated sparrow calling hopefully for a mate.
From Nature ● Nov. 22, 2016
Long months in the field suited her love for the natural world, and it was there that she got to know the curious lifestyle of the white-throated sparrow.
From Nature ● Nov. 22, 2016
Only the sweet call of a solitary white-throated sparrow pierced the cool of the woods beyond.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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