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Definition of Java sparrow

Java sparrow
Java Ja"va, n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. Java cat (Zo["o]l.), the musang. Java sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a species of finch (Padda oryzivora), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also ricebird, and paddy bird. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird.

Meaning of Java sparrow from wikipedia

- The Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora; ****anese: 文鳥, bunchō), also known as the Java finch, Java rice sparrow or Java rice bird, is a small p****erine bird...
- both the New World sparrows, in the family P****erellidae, and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae...
- lutung, Java mouse-deer, Javan rusa, and Javan leopard. With over 450 bird species and 37 endemic species including the Javan green magpie, Java sparrow, Javan...
- naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach for the Java sparrow. The word "Padda" was used as an English name for the Java sparrow by George Edwards in 1743 and may come...
- resembles the closely related Java sparrow, but is smaller than the latter and has different coloured plumage. The Timor sparrow inhabits the gr****lands and...
- had increased to over 100 in 2009. Other released birds include the Java sparrow, Mitc****'s lorikeet, and sulphur-crested ****atoo.[citation needed]...
- racket-tailed treepie, crested serpent-eagle, crested treeswift, dollarbird, Java sparrow, lesser adjutant, long-tailed shrike, milky stork, Pacific swallow, red-rumped...
- laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis). The familiar domesticated species, the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora), is (in the wild) the largest estrildid, at up to 28...
- Smooth-coated otter Striped hyena Black swan Common ostrich Emu Indian peafowl Java sparrow Painted stork Rose-ringed parakeet Sarus crane White stork Gharial Green...
- (Estrilda troglodytes) at 6 g (0.21 oz). The largest species is the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora) at 17 cm (6.7 in) and 25 g (0.88 oz). The family Estrildidae...