McCown's longspur
English
editEtymology
editNamed 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
editMcCown's longspur (plural McCown's longspurs)
- Synonym of thick-billed longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)