field sparrow

noun

1. a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.

Word History and Origins

Origin of field sparrow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

The field sparrow sounds like a bouncing table tennis ball.

From Washington Post

I’ve gone whole winters without seeing a field sparrow in the New Orleans vicinity.

From New York Times

Scarcely any two field sparrows sing precisely alike.

From Project Gutenberg

In the meadows the bobolink is in all his glory; in the high pastures the field sparrow sings his breezy vesper hymn; and the woods are unfolding to the music of the thrushes.

From Project Gutenberg

In the song sparrow, field sparrow, chipping sparrow, and the fox sparrow the male and female are very nearly alike in color.

From Project Gutenberg