For whom (or what) was Lincoln’s sparrow named?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Thomas Lincoln
c) Mary Todd Lincoln
d) Loretta Lynn’s Lincoln
b) Thomas Lincoln
c) Mary Todd Lincoln
d) Loretta Lynn’s Lincoln
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