longspur
any of several fringillid birds of the genus Calcarius of tundra or prairie regions of North America, characterized by a long spurlike hind claw on each foot.
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Among the species which thus modify their habits are the red crossbill, the redpoll, the Lapland longspur, and the snowy owl.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland | Enos A. MillsThe finest singing bird in the country is the Lapland longspur.
The Land of Tomorrow | William B Stephenson, Jr.The increase of juveniles there caused the longspur to be the most common bird in the field (50 per cent in abundance).
Birds Found on the Arctic Slope of Northern Alaska | James W. BeeThis longspur nest, among polygons of low hummocks, was bordered by mosses and grasses nine inches high.
Birds Found on the Arctic Slope of Northern Alaska | James W. BeeAlthough the longspur on the Arctic Slope is the most common bird, it is absent from some areas there.
Birds Found on the Arctic Slope of Northern Alaska | James W. Bee
British Dictionary definitions for longspur
/ (ˈlɒŋˌspɜː) /
any of various Arctic and North American buntings of the genera Calcarius and Rhyncophanes, all of which have a long claw on the hind toe
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