McCown's longspur

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Etymology

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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

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McCown's longspur (plural McCown's longspurs)

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