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单词 henslows sparrow
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Henslow's sparrown.

Brit. /ˌhɛnzləʊz ˈsparəʊ/, U.S. /ˌhɛnzloʊz ˈspɛroʊ/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymon: sparrow n.
Etymology: < the genitive of the name of Rev. John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and mineralogist (see Henslovian adj.) + sparrow n. Compare scientific Latin henslowii, specific name (J. J. Audubon 1829).The bird was originally called Henslow's bunting (1831 in J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. I. 360).
A New World sparrow of North American grasslands, Ammodramus henslowii (family Passerellidae), with streaked brown upperparts, dark stripes on the side of the crown, and a largely buff belly and throat.
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1864 Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1863 302 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (38th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Exec. Doc. 91) 16 Ammogamus henslowi... Henslow's sparrow. Summer resident, very rare.
1910 Bird-lore Jan. 18 Henslow's Sparrow..may be known by the buffy greenish markings of the head and neck..rufous-chestnut, finely margined back, streaked breast and small size.
2018 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 2 July 1 The Henslow's sparrow is a grassland bird that would not have returned to Deer Grove if the preserve lacked the wide vistas the bird requires to breed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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