Bartram's sandpiper en · NOUN
Etymology
Named for American naturalist William Bartram. See also sandpiper.
Meanings
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(archaic) The upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas.
Guess what? Upland sandpipers are also sometimes called upland plovers or Bartram's sandpipers.
2010, Mary Elizabeth Salzmann, Albatross to Zebra Finch: Birds from A to Z, page 24:Eight examples of Bartram's Sandpiper have been obtained in Britain. The species inhabits temperate North America.
1896, Henry Seebohm, Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartram's sandpipers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |