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Fox 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. (Zo["o]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringillig[ae], having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House. Note: The following American species are well known; the chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow, the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow (see Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage, Savanna, etc. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age! --Shak. Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field, Fox, etc. Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. Sparrow hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk. Sparrow owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. Sparrow spear (Zo["o]l.), the female of the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]

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- The fox sparrow (P****erella iliaca) is a large New World sparrow. It is the only member of the genus P****erella, although some authors split the species...
- Red fox sparrow is the collective name for the most brightly colored taxa in the American sparrow genus P****erella, the P****erella iliaca iliaca group...
- The sooty fox sparrow (P****erella (iliaca) unalaschcensis) contains the darkest-colored taxa in the genus P****erella. It is currently classified as a...
- Red sparrow may refer to: Red fox sparrow (P****erella iliaca iliaca), a group of subspecies of the North American fox sparrow Red Sparrow (novel), a 2013...
- Gr****hopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Male lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) Saffron-billed sparrow (Arremon flavirostris) Sooty fox sparrow (P****erella...
- Red Sparrow is a 2018 American spy thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Justin Haythe, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by...
- The thick-billed fox sparrow (P****erella (iliaca) megarhyncha) group comprises the peculiarly large-billed Sierra Nevadan taxa in the genus P****erella...
- far into the Arctic. It is a variable species, much like the related fox sparrow (P****erella iliaca), and its systematics are still not completely resolved...
- The dusky seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens) was a non-migratory subspecies of the seaside sparrow, found in Florida in the natural salt...
- auto cannons and collisions. Fox one Indicates launch of a semi-active radar homing missile (such as the AIM-7 Sparrow).: Fox two Indicates launch of an...