LINCOLN'S SPARROW


Meaning of LINCOLN'S SPARROW in English

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

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