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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis.
- noun The white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Zoöl.) An American sparrow (
Zonotrichia albicollis ) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called alsoWhite-throated sparrow .
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reesetee commented on the word peabody bird
Nickname for the White-Throated Sparrow, so named because of its song, which sounds like "Old Sam Peabody Peabody Peabody" (or, for Canadians, "Oh Sweet Canada Canada Canada"). Also called peverly bird.
January 14, 2009