titlark

[ tit-lahrk ]

/ ˈtɪtˌlɑrk /

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

Origin of titlark

First recorded in 1660–70; tit¹ + lark¹

The melody of singing birds ranks as follows: The nightingale first, then the linnet, titlark, sky lark and wood lark.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 |Barkham Burroughs
Near me a titlark every few minutes rose from the sward, and spreading his wings came down aslant, singing with all his might.

Round About a Great Estate |Richard Jefferies
Our Pipit or Titlark is our best known, most widely distributed species.

Color Key to North American Birds |Frank M. Chapman
In figure it is more slender than the sky-lark; the plumage resembles that of the crested lark, and the form that of the titlark.

The Natural History of Cage Birds |J. M. Bechstein

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

Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. |F. Anstey

titlark

/ (ˈtɪtˌlɑːk) /

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

C17: from tit 1 + lark 1