titlark
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of titlark
Example Sentences
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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 Jefferies, Richard
He made no attempt to learn anything from them, however, but kept on practicing what the titlark had taught him, quite unconscious of anything singular or unpatriotic in such a course.
From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford
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 Burroughs, John
"But will he?—will he?" the titlark piped back ghostlily.
From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
The monotonous and yet pleasing cry of the peewits, the sweet titlark singing overhead, and the cuckoos flying round, filled the place with the magic charm of spring.
From Round About a Great Estate by Jefferies, Richard
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