Java sparrow

noun

Java sparrow

noun

1

Any of species Padda oryzivora of finches, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird.

Still there was a cheerful appearance; a capital fire burnt in the bright grate; there were some stands of thriving plants in the windows; and some canaries and Java sparrows chirped as if they were quite content to be "hereditary bondsmen.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 133:

Synonyms: Lonchura oryzivora, Java finch, paddy bird, ricebird, rice sparrow

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