Lincoln's sparrow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lincoln's sparrow
1825–35, named (by Audubon) after Thomas Lincoln (died 1883)
Example Sentences
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The Buena Vista bird was montana, while the bird in the Pike's Peak hollow was Lincoln's sparrow.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
One Sunday after church he took me to a field where he had recently seen and heard Lincoln's sparrow.
From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John
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