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单词 crown sparrow
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crown sparrow
crown sparrow n. North American (now rare) any of various American sparrows of the genus Zonotrichia (family Emberizidae), which have a distinctively coloured crown.In quot. 1879 apparently translating a Russian proverb referring to the misappropriation of government money by the military.
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1879 Examiner 23 Aug. 5/2 Give me only a Crown sparrow to feed, and I shall be able to keep a coach and three.]
1882 E. Coues Check List N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 57 (list) Zonotrichia albicollis... White-throated Crown Sparrow.
2003 W. L. Dawson Birds Ohio 65 Harris Sparrow... Zonotrichia querula (Nutt.). Synonym: Hooded Crown Sparrow.
2011 G. T. McGourty Org. Winegrowing Man. 161/1 Of course, some birds, both native and introduced, feed on winegrapes and can be pests of vineyards, including..European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), and crown sparrows (Zonotrichia spp.).
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