titlark

American  

[tit-lahrk] / ˈtɪtˌlɑrk /

noun

1. any of several small, larklike birds, especially a pipit.

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titlark British  

/ ˈtɪtˌlɑːk /

noun

1. another name for the pipit, esp the meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis )

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Etymology

Origin of titlark

First recorded in 1660–70; tit ¹ + lark ¹

Example Sentences

"The Hon. Daines Barrington placed three young linnets with three different foster-parents, the skylark, the woodlark, and the titlark or meadow-pipit, and each adopted, through imitation, the song of its foster-parent."

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John

Its descent after the song is finished is very rapid, and precisely like that of the titlark when it sweeps down from its course to alight on the ground.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

And, terror of the titlark, what says the old hat which a beggar would none of?

From Chantecler Play in Four Acts by Rostand, Edmond

Or why it is permissible to slay a minute bird such as a snipe, while a titlark is on no account to be touched.

From Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. by Anstey, F.

He turned over on his side and peered into the shadow of the Main-Stone; but in vain, for the titlark is a hesitating, unhappy little soul that never quite dares to make up its mind.

From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir