McCown's longspur

English

Etymology

Named after then-Captain John P. McCown, an American army officer who in 1851 collected the specimen that led to the species first being scientifically described.

Noun

McCown's longspur (plural McCown's longspurs)

  1. Synonym of thick-billed longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)
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