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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Zonotrichia, genus Zonotrichianoun

    large New World sparrows

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  1. Zonotrichia

    Zonotrichia is a genus of five extant American sparrows of the family Passerellidae. Four of the species are North American, but the rufous-collared sparrow breeds in highlands from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on Hispaniola.

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  1. zonotrichia

    Zonotrichia is a genus of birds in the family Passerellidae, commonly known as sparrows. They are mainly found in the Americas. This genus includes species like the white-crowned sparrow, white-throated sparrow, and golden-crowned sparrow among others.

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  1. Zonotrichia

    Zonotrichia is a genus of five American sparrows of the family Emberizidae. Four of the species are North American, but the Rufous-collared Sparrow breeds in highlands from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on Hispaniola. The species are ⁕White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys ⁕White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis ⁕Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla ⁕Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis ⁕Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula These birds have brown backs streaked with black, and distinctive head markings. Their cup nests, built by the female, are of plant material lined with fine grasses and constructed on the ground, low in a tree or bush, or in a niche in a wall. The female lays brown-blotched greenish-blue or greenish white eggs, which she incubates for 12–14 days. The male helps in feeding the chicks. Zonotrichia sparrows feed on the ground on seeds, fallen grain, insects and spiders.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Zonotrichia

    zō-nō-trik′i-a, n. a genus of American finches, the crown-sparrows. [Gr. zōnē, a girdle, thrix, trichos, hair.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of zonotrichia in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of zonotrichia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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