葦よし原わら雀すずめ

noun

reed warbler; great reed warbler; black-browed reed warbler

Rare term for reed warblers, especially the great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) and the black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps). The more common name is 葦切 (よしきり).

See also: ヨシキリ

• 葦よし原わら雀すずめは、葦よし切きりの別べつ名めいとして古ふるい図ず鑑かんに載のっていることがある。

  葦原雀 sometimes appears in old field guides as another name for the reed warbler.