sprague's pipit

sprague's pipit
noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Isaac Sprague
: a pipit (Anthus spraguei) found chiefly on the Great Plains — called also Missouri skylark, sky pipit

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Sprague's pipit «spraygz»,
a buff-colored pipit of the North American plains, with a streaked back and white-edged tail.
[< Isaac Sprague, 1811-1895, an American botanical illustrator]

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