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==Etymology and history== Clark's nutcracker's scientific name literally means "nutcracker of the Columbia". In 1806 [[Meriwether Lewis]] recorded a more detailed description.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lewis-clark.org/article/559|title = Clark's Nutcracker | Discovering Lewis & Clark ยฎ| date=4 June 2021 }}</ref> A skin collected by the expedition was obtained by the ornithologist [[Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)|Alexander Wilson]], who used it to produce an engraving for his monumental ''American Ornithology''. [[File:Drawing of Clark's nutcracker by Alexander Wilson.png|thumb|Original illustration of Clark's nutcracker by [[Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)|Alexander Wilson]]]]
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