Lincoln's sparrow

English

Etymology

Named by John James Audubon after his friend Thomas Lincoln, who shot the bird on an expedition with Audubon to Nova Scotia in 1834.

Noun

Lincoln's sparrow (plural Lincoln's sparrows)

  1. Melospiza lincolnii, a small sparrow native to North America.
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