TREE SPARROW


Meaning of TREE SPARROW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1770

1. : a Eurasian sparrow ( Passer montanus ) that has a black spot on the ear coverts

2. : a North American sparrow ( Spizella arborea ) that has a single dark spot on the breast and breeds in Alaska and northern Canada and winters in the United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.