chipping sparrow


noun
  1. a small, North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, common in urban areas.

Origin of chipping sparrow

1
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; chip2 + -ing2

Words Nearby chipping sparrow

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How to use chipping sparrow in a sentence

  • The eggs resemble, somewhat, large specimens of those of the chipping sparrow.

    Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
  • They 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) Reed
  • These 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. Brasher
  • In 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. Brasher
  • I 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

chipping sparrow

noun
  1. a common North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, having brown-and-grey plumage and a white eye stripe

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