chipping sparrow
a small, North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, common in urban areas.
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The eggs resemble, somewhat, large specimens of those of the chipping sparrow.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) ReedThey bear considerable resemblance to our common chipping sparrow, but are larger and have characteristic markings as noted above.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) ReedThese are much like the chipping sparrow in every way, with the exception of color, the brown being replaced by the clay-color.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. BrasherIn appearance and habits it is similar to the chipping sparrow, and the two are frequently found in the same locality.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. BrasherI will also exchange a chimney-swallow's egg for the egg of any bird except a robin, blue jay, or chipping sparrow.
British Dictionary definitions for chipping sparrow
a common North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, having brown-and-grey plumage and a white eye stripe
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