Smith's longspurn.

Brit.

/ˌsmɪθs ˈlɒŋspəː/, U.S.

/ˌsmɪθs ˈlɔŋˌspər/,

/ˌsmɪθs ˈlɑŋˌspər/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Smith , longspur n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4b

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Gideon B. Smith (1793–1867), U.S. entomologist and editor + longspur n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4b, after Smith's lark-bunting, former name of the species (see note).Smith acted as patron and agent to U.S. ornithologist John James Audubon (see Audubon n.), who named this species Smith's lark-bunting in his honour in 1844; compare:1844 J. J. Audubon Birds Amer. VII. 337 I have honoured this species with the name of my good friend Gideon B. Smith, Esq., M. D., of Baltimore, Maryland, who has done much for science in several of its departments. Smith's Lark-bunting, Plectrophanes Smithii, Aud.1858 S. F. Baird Birds (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific IX) 434 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. No. 91) Plectrophanes Pictus..Smith's Bunting.

A North American longspur that breeds in Alaska and northern Canada, and winters in the southern United States, Calcarius pictus (family Calcariidae), the male of which has a black-and-white head, yellowish-orange nape and underparts, and white edges on the tail.

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snow-fleck1683

Lapland longspur1828

longspur1828

Lapland bunting1862

Smith's longspur1881

1881 R. Ridgway Nomenclature N. Amer. Birds (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 21) 22 Centrophanes Pictus..Smith's Longspur.

1899 Trans Kansas Acad. Sci. 1897–8 16 264 Smith's Longspur. A common winter sojourner in some parts of Kansas.

1956 Huronite & Daily Plainsman (Huron, S. Dakota) 29 Jan. 12/3 The Smith's longspur is a brownish sparrow sized ground bird.

1992 Nature Canada Fall 41/1 A Smith's longspur called once, then dove into the underbrush. Common snipe and short-billed dowitchers circled overhead.

2006 M. Wilsoni in S. C. Brown Arctic Wings 21/1 We slog across the dry, tussocky tundra, and on the plateau I flush a male Smith's Longspur.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smiths longspur
释义	Smith's longspurn. Brit. /ˌsmɪθs ˈlɒŋspəː/, U.S. /ˌsmɪθs ˈlɔŋˌspər/, /ˌsmɪθs ˈlɑŋˌspər/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Smith , longspur n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4b Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Gideon B. Smith (1793–1867), U.S. entomologist and editor + longspur n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4b, after Smith's lark-bunting, former name of the species (see note).Smith acted as patron and agent to U.S. ornithologist John James Audubon (see Audubon n.), who named this species Smith's lark-bunting in his honour in 1844; compare:1844 J. J. Audubon Birds Amer. VII. 337 I have honoured this species with the name of my good friend Gideon B. Smith, Esq., M. D., of Baltimore, Maryland, who has done much for science in several of its departments. Smith's Lark-bunting, Plectrophanes Smithii, Aud.1858 S. F. Baird Birds (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific IX) 434 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. No. 91) Plectrophanes Pictus..Smith's Bunting. A North American longspur that breeds in Alaska and northern Canada, and winters in the southern United States, Calcarius pictus (family Calcariidae), the male of which has a black-and-white head, yellowish-orange nape and underparts, and white edges on the tail. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Emberizidae > subfamily Emberizinae (bunting) > genus Calcarius (longspur) snow-fleck1683 Lapland longspur1828 longspur1828 Lapland bunting1862 Smith's longspur1881 1881 R. Ridgway Nomenclature N. Amer. Birds (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 21) 22 Centrophanes Pictus..Smith's Longspur. 1899 Trans Kansas Acad. Sci. 1897–8 16 264 Smith's Longspur. A common winter sojourner in some parts of Kansas. 1956 Huronite & Daily Plainsman (Huron, S. Dakota) 29 Jan. 12/3 The Smith's longspur is a brownish sparrow sized ground bird. 1992 Nature Canada Fall 41/1 A Smith's longspur called once, then dove into the underbrush. Common snipe and short-billed dowitchers circled overhead. 2006 M. Wilsoni in S. C. Brown Arctic Wings 21/1 We slog across the dry, tussocky tundra, and on the plateau I flush a male Smith's Longspur. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1881
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