grass finch

or grass·finch

noun

any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
the vesper sparrow.

Origin of grass finch

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby grass finch

grass box, grass carp, grass cloth, grass court, grass family, grass finch, grass hockey, grass is always greener on the other side, the, grass moth, grass parakeet, grass pink

Example sentences from the Web for grass finch

  • One of the foremost birds in the spring movement is the grass-finch (vesper-sparrow or bay-winged bunting).

    Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets |Various

  • In one of the stumpy fields I saw an old favorite in the grass-finch or vesper-sparrow.

    Wake-Robin |John Burroughs

  • Wilson, I believe, calls him the grass-finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

    Wake-Robin |John Burroughs

  • Wilson, I believe, calls him the Grass-Finch, and was evidently unacquainted with his powers of song.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 |Various