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Bald eagles, sandhill cranes and a bird called Henslow's sparrow have increased in population and are no longer threatened.
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Bald eagles, sandhill cranes and a bird called Henslow's sparrow have increased in population and are no longer threatened.
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But if the Henslow's sparrow's song is slowed down to one-quarter speed, we discover that RTP was wrong: the song is rather sort of vaguely melodious.
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Henslow's sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii (formerly, Nemospiza henslowii and Passerherbulus henslowii; protonym, Emberiza henslowii), photographed at Konza Prairie Biological Station, near Manhattan, Kansas (USA).
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Henslow's sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii (formerly, Nemospiza henslowii and Passerherbulus henslowii; protonym, Emberiza henslowii), photographed at Konza Prairie Biological Station, near Manhattan, Kansas (USA).
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Response: This little brown job LBJ is an adult Henslow's sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii.
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But if the Henslow's sparrow's song is slowed down to one-quarter speed, we discover that RTP was wrong: the song is rather sort of vaguely melodious.
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Indeed, his mentor, Cambridge botany professor John Henslow, the man who encouraged his passion for natural science, (He alerted Darwin about opportunity to take part in the voyage of the HMS Beagle) was not only an ordained minister, but personally a profoundly religious man.
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Response: This little brown job LBJ is an adult Henslow's sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii.
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Had the Reverend Leonard Jenyns or Professor JS Henslow been available, who knows whether The Origin of the Species would ever have seen the light of day.
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