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white-crowned sparrow

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white-crowned sparrow  (hwtkround, wt-)
n.
A North American sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) having a pearly gray breast and a black-and-white striped crown.
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Noun1.white-crowned sparrow - finch with black-and-white striped crownwhite-crowned sparrow - finch with black-and-white striped crown
Zonotrichia leucophrys
New World sparrow - sparrow-like North American finches
genus Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia - large New World sparrows
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