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sage sparrow

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sage sparrow

–noun
a small gray finch, Amphispiza belli, of dry, brushy areas of western North America.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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sage sparrow  
n.  A small brownish-gray sparrow (Amphispiza belli) found in dry or desert regions of the southwest United States.
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