Smith's longspur

English

Smith's longspur

Etymology

Named by American ornithologist John James Audubon after his friend Gideon B. Smith.

Noun

Smith's longspur (plural Smith's longspurs)

1. A bird of the species Calcarius pictus, native to North America east of the continental divide.

Related terms

• chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
• Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
• longspur (genus Calcarius)
• McCown's longspur (Rhyncophanes mccownii) (formerly in genus Calcarius)

Translations

Calcarius pictus

• Dutch: bonte ijsgors (nl) f

Further reading

• Smith's longspur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calcarius pictus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Calcarius pictus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons