rock sparrow
noun
1Any of several brownish grey Old World sparrows of (or formerly of) the genus Petronia (family Ploceidae), which frequent rocky country (frequently with distinguishing word); especially P. petronia, found from Portugal and Morocco to Central Asia.
2 US a rufous-crowned sparrow of the subspecies Aimophila ruficeps eremoeca (family Emberizidae) (now rare ).
Origin
Mid 19th century.
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