white-crowned sparrow

[ hwahyt-kround, wahyt- ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of white-crowned sparrow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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