Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a white throat: specifying many birds and other animals: as, the white-throated sparrow. Zonotriehia albicollis, the most abundant kind of crown-sparrow found in eastern parts of the United States. See cut under
Zonotrichia .
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The return of migratory birds like the white-throated sparrow and junco, the specific species varying by location.
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The return of migratory birds like the white-throated sparrow and junco, the specific species varying by location.
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After spending spring and summer up north, mostly Canada, the white-throated sparrow heads south (though not all the way down to the tropics like many other birds) to enjoy a milder winter clime than that in the boreal regions.
White-Throated Sparrows and the Return of Old Sam Peabody 2008
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After spending spring and summer up north, mostly Canada, the white-throated sparrow heads south (though not all the way down to the tropics like many other birds) to enjoy a milder winter clime than that in the boreal regions.
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But as my feet (numb, of course, despite the insulated books and socks) crunch along the frozen grass or the snow, the white-throated sparrow is sure to sing out, pluck my heart strings, and get me feeling all warm inside:
White-Throated Sparrows and the Return of Old Sam Peabody 2008
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The white-throated sparrow is far from flashy, never one to spark love at first sight.
White-Throated Sparrows and the Return of Old Sam Peabody 2008
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Ah, yes, cold weather means the return of old Sam Peabody, i.e., the song of the humbly magnificent white-throated sparrow.
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Perhaps ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson had the best summary of Audubon ' s culinary predilections: Not only does he speak with a gourmet ' s authority about the edibility of owls, loons, cormorants and crows, but also the gustatory delights of juncos, white-throated sparrows, and robins.
A Naturalist Danny Heitman 2010
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Ah, yes, cold weather means the return of old Sam Peabody, i.e., the song of the humbly magnificent white-throated sparrow.
White-Throated Sparrows and the Return of Old Sam Peabody 2008
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And then the white-throated sparrow will feel the instinctual call to head back north.
White-Throated Sparrows and the Return of Old Sam Peabody 2008
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