Zonotrichia albicollis n 1: common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown [syn: {white- throated sparrow}, {whitethroat}, {Zonotrichia albicollis}]
Peabody bird \Pea"bod*y bird`\ (Zool.) An American sparrow ({Zonotrichia albicollis}) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called also {White-throated sparrow}. [1913 Webster]