Category:Skylark

Sky"lark`, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: a lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common Species (alauda arvensis) found in europe and in some parts of asia, And celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under lark.

Note: the australian skylark (cincloramphus cantillans) is a pipit Which has the habit of ascending perpendicularly like a skylark, but It lacks the song of a true lark. The missouri skylark is a pipit (anthus spraguei) of the western united states, resembling the Skylark in habit and song.