meadow pipit

noun

a common European songbird, Anthus pratensis, with a pale brown speckled plumage: family Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)

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Historical Examples of meadow pipit

The nests in which the eggs of cuckoos are most frequently found are those of the meadow-pipit, hedge-sparrow, and reed-warbler.
Poachers and Poaching
John Watson