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sharp-tailed sparrow
noun
- a sparrow, Ammospiza caudacuta, inhabiting salt marshes in North America, having narrow, sharply pointed tail feathers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sharp-tailed sparrow1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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Example Sentences
I built a corral of hardware cloth around one Sharp-tailed Sparrow nest in order to measure the young after they left the nest.
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Although I heard it only a few times, the flight song of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow seemed slightly louder than the normal song.
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I do not know whether the Sharp-tailed Sparrow has a comparable call.
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Four of the five Sharp-tailed Sparrow nests I found contained at least three eggs and one contained four eggs.
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The Sharp-tailed Sparrow, which has two complete molts annually, generally forages in dense, abrasive vegetation.
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