Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae
Common name | Binomial | Status |
---|---|---|
House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
Italian Sparrow | Passer × italiae | |
Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
Rock Sparrow | Petronia petronia | * |
White-winged Snowfinch | Montifringilla nivalis |
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Famous quotes containing the word sparrows:
“It seemed as if the breezes brought him,
It seemed as if the sparrows taught him,
As if by secret sign he knew
Where in far fields the orchids grew.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“And now the sparrows warring in the eaves,
The curd-pale moon, the white stars in the sky,
And the loud chaunting of the unquiet leaves,
Are shaken with earths old and weary cry.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 10:29.