Lincoln's sparrow

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Lincoln's sparrow (plural Lincoln's sparrows)

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