Longspur
Pronunciation : Long"spur`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [So called from the length of the hind claw.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (or Plectrophanes), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus), the chestnut-colored longspur (C. ornatus), and other species, inhabit the United States.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913