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Definition of Longspurs
1. longspur [n] - See also: longspur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longspurs
Literary usage of Longspurs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1907)
"Some of the adult male longspurs had conspicuous chestnut on the back of the neck
and ... The longspurs closely resembled the Snowflakes in their habits, ..."
2. The Birds of Manitoba by Ernest Thompson Seton (1891)
"May 17, 1884, Carberry: The Painted longspurs are here now in enormous numbers,
... As soon as 1 did so the whole field seemed alive with the longspurs; ..."
3. The Birds of Essex County, Massachusetts by Charles Wendell Townsend (1905)
"Lapland longspurs, although occasionally found by themselves, are more apt to be
... longspurs are often difficult to find. Thus on December 6th, 1903, ..."
4. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"longspurs squat while resting ; then, when flushed, they run quickly and lightly,
and "rise with a sharp click, repeated several times in quick succession, ..."
5. The Travels of Birds: Our Birds and Their Journeys to Strange Lands by Frank Michler Chapman (1916)
"But on March 13, 1904, when longspurs were migrating northward in great numbers
through western Minnesota, they encountered so heavy a snowstorm that, ..."
6. Science Series by Colorado College (1907)
"This and the Alaska longspurs were taken at a time when we had severe cold weather
with a little snow on the ground. On the north edge of the city, ..."
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