white-throated sparrow

white-throated sparrow
/hwuyt"throh'tid, wuyt"-/
a common North American finch, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a black and white striped crown. Also called whitethroat.
[1805-15, Amer.]

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  • white-throated sparrow — Sparrow Spar row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[ o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white-throated sparrow — ☆ white throated sparrow [hwīt′thrōt′id, wīt′thrōt′id ] n. a common North American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a square white patch on the throat and black and white stripes on the head …   English World dictionary

  • White-throated Sparrow — Taxobox name = White throated Sparrow image width = 240px image caption = Tan striped form status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=aut|BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53551|title=Zonotrichia… …   Wikipedia

  • White-throated sparrow — Peabody bird Pea bod*y bird (Zo[ o]l.) An American sparrow ({Zonotrichia albicollis}) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called also {White throated sparrow}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • white-throated sparrow — white′ throat ed spar′row n. orn a common North American sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis, having a white patch on the throat and a striped crown Also called whitethroat 2) • Etymology: 1805–15, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • white-throated sparrow — noun Date: 1811 a common brown sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) chiefly of eastern North America with a black and white striped crown and a white patch on the throat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • white-throated sparrow — noun common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black and white striped crown • Syn: ↑whitethroat, ↑Zonotrichia albicollis • Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow • Member Holonyms: ↑Zonotrichia, ↑genus Zonotrichia …   Useful english dictionary

  • White-crowned Sparrow — Taxobox name = White crowned Sparrow status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53552|title=Zonotrichia leucophrys|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for… …   Wikipedia

  • white-crowned sparrow — noun finch with black and white striped crown • Syn: ↑Zonotrichia leucophrys • Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow • Member Holonyms: ↑Zonotrichia, ↑genus Zonotrichia * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

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