noun
also lincoln's finch
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: after Thomas Lincoln died 1883 friend of Audubon (who named it)
: a small No. American sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni ) similar to the song sparrow but having a buff band on the breast
noun
also lincoln's finch
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: after Thomas Lincoln died 1883 friend of Audubon (who named it)
: a small No. American sparrow ( Melospiza lincolni ) similar to the song sparrow but having a buff band on the breast
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012