“white crowned”

The following 2 entries include the term white crowned.

white-crowned sparrow

noun

: a migratory sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) that breeds in northern and western North America and has a grayish breast, pink bill, and head striped with black and white

white-crowned pigeon

noun

: a large chiefly slate-colored pigeon (Columba leucocephala) of Florida and the West Indies having the head white above


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