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Lincoln's sparrow
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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
Melospiza lincolnii species, a small sparrow native to North America.
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