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sparrow

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sparrow common name of various small brown-and-gray perching birds. New World birds called sparrows are members of the finch family. They were named for their resemblance to the English sparrow and the European tree sparrow (members of the weaver bird family), both introduced in the Americas. Members of both groups have stout, conical beaks adapted to seed eating. Among the many sparrows found in the United States are the song sparrow, the white-throated sparrow (or peabody bird), and the chipping, white-crowned, vesper, Lincoln's, fox, field, tree, and swamp sparrows. Sparrows are... Read more
English sparrow
or house sparrow, small bird, Passer domesticus, common throughout most of the world. English sparrows are 4 to 7 in. (10-18 cm) long, with short...above and brownish white below. English sparrows are highly gregarious birds found in cities... Read more
house sparrow
or English sparrow One of the world's best-known and most abundant small...long and buffy-brown; the male has a black bib. House sparrows breed nearly year-round in warm regions. sparrow . house sparrow house sparrow house sparrow Read more

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