new_world_sparrow (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *New World sparrow*:
NOUN	animal	New World sparrow	sparrow-like North American finches

English > *New World sparrow*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Sparrow-like North American finches.
Narrower	chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina	small North American finch common in urban areas
	field sparrow, Spizella pusilla	Common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
	song sparrow, Melospiza melodia	small songbird common in North America
	swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana	North American finch of marshy area
	tree sparrow, Spizella arborea	finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
	vesper sparrow, grass finch, Pooecetes gramineus	Common North American finch noted for its evening song
	white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys	finch with black-and-white striped crown
	white-throated sparrow, whitethroat, Zonotrichia albicollis	common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
Broader	finch	Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
Spanish	gorrión americano

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