Definition of Tree sparrow

1. Noun. Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow.

Exact synonyms: Passer Montanus
Generic synonyms: Sparrow, True Sparrow
Group relationships: Genus Passer, Passer

2. Noun. Finch common in winter in the northern U.S..
Exact synonyms: Spizella Arborea
Generic synonyms: New World Sparrow
Group relationships: Genus Spizella, Spizella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tree Sparrow

tree of heaven
tree of knowledge
tree of the gods
tree onion
tree pangolin
tree pangolins
tree pipit
tree pipits
tree poppy
tree rat
tree rats
tree ring
tree sap
tree shrew
tree sloth
tree sparrow (current term)
tree squirrel
tree stand
tree stands
tree stump
tree surgeon
tree surgery
tree swallow
tree swift
tree toad
tree tobacco
tree tomato
tree traversal
tree traversals
tree trunk

Literary usage of Tree sparrow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Birds of America by John James Audubon (1841)
"CANADA BUNTING (tree sparrow.) EMBERIZA CANADENSIS, Lath. ... In the beginning of October, if the weather be cold, the tree sparrow is seen among the ..."

2. A Popular Handbook of the Ornithology of Eastern North America by Thomas Nuttall (1896)
"tree sparrow. SPIZELLA MONTICOLA. CHAR. Above, streaked with black, bay, and buff; crown chestnut, sometimes the feathers edged with ashy; sides of head and ..."

3. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1852)
"tree sparrow. MOUNTAIN SPARROW. Passer montanus, RAY. ... There are who might borrow a lesson even from the tree sparrow, and it is, if they would learn ..."

4. A History of the Earth, and Animated Natureby Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving by Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving (1854)
"The " tree-sparrow." This bird in general appearance resembles the above, but is more lively and gayer. The " song-sparrow" commences its song in the spring ..."

5. Birds of Village and Field: A Bird Book for Beginners by Florence Merriam Bailey (1898)
"There are two birds with which the tree sparrow might possibly be confused — the Chipping and Field Sparrows, although it is much larger than either. ..."

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