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Definition of chipping sparrow in English: chipping sparrownoun A common American songbird related to the buntings, with a chestnut crown and a white stripe over the eye. 棕顶雀鹀 Spizella passerina, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae) Example sentencesExamples - I can hear the songs of migrating birds: phoebes, white-throated sparrows, towhees, catbirds, chipping sparrows.
- Blue Jays and crows seem to have moved in of late, overpowering the persistent chirps of the chipping sparrows and resident cardinals.
- The plants were going to seed and had attracted a small convention of sparrows: savannah, song, swamp, white-throated, and chipping sparrows.
- Remember, though, if you think you have 50 song birds daily or 20 chipping sparrows, you should polish your binoculars, review your field guide and take a second look!
- We found some interesting sparrows including vesper and a first year chipping sparrow going into winter plumage.
OriginEarly 19th century: chipping from US chip 'chirp', with reference to the bird's repetitive song. Definition of chipping sparrow in US English: chipping sparrownoun A common American songbird related to the buntings, with a chestnut crown and a white stripe over the eye. 棕顶雀鹀 Spizella passerina, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae) Example sentencesExamples - We found some interesting sparrows including vesper and a first year chipping sparrow going into winter plumage.
- Remember, though, if you think you have 50 song birds daily or 20 chipping sparrows, you should polish your binoculars, review your field guide and take a second look!
- I can hear the songs of migrating birds: phoebes, white-throated sparrows, towhees, catbirds, chipping sparrows.
- The plants were going to seed and had attracted a small convention of sparrows: savannah, song, swamp, white-throated, and chipping sparrows.
- Blue Jays and crows seem to have moved in of late, overpowering the persistent chirps of the chipping sparrows and resident cardinals.
OriginEarly 19th century: chipping from US chip ‘chirp’, with reference to the bird's repetitive song. |