SHARP-TAILED SPARROW Definition & Meaning

sharp-tailed sparrow

noun

a sparrow, Ammospiza caudacuta, inhabiting salt marshes in North America, having narrow, sharply pointed tail feathers.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sharp-tailed sparrow¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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A rare salt marsh sharp-tailed sparrow?

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The Sharp-tailed Sparrow builds its nest closer to the ground than does the Seaside Sparrow.

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The Sharp-tailed Sparrow nests were built in areas where black grass was the predominant plant, and the nests were constructed entirely from this grass.

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A barely audible "peep" note was heard from one hatchling Sharp-tailed Sparrow when I held it near my ear.

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On July 21 I found a dead Sharp-tailed Sparrow, approximately three days old, lying on a patch of matted grass.

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