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titlark

American

[tit-lahrk] / ˈtɪtˌlɑrk /

noun

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

titlark British

/ ˈtɪtˌlɑːk /

noun

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

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"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 John Burroughs

His 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 John Burroughs

From this and the season, and the size and color of the bird, I knew he had seen the pipit or titlark.

From Locusts and Wild Honey by John Burroughs

Among those seeding bluebells and dry twigs and mosses I think a titlark has his nest, as he stays all day there and in the oak over.

From Pageant of Summer by Richard Jefferies

Near me a titlark every few minutes rose from the sward, and spreading his wings came down aslant, singing with all his might.

From Round About a Great Estate by Richard Jefferies

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