woodlark

[ woo d-lahrk ]

/ ˈwʊdˌlɑrk /

a small, European songbird, Lullula arborea, noted for its song in flight.

Origin of woodlark

First recorded in 1275–1325, woodlark is from the Middle English word wodelarke. See wood¹, lark¹

She awoke; the woodlark was singing in the near copse—the little birds were astir, and rustling in their leafy nests.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 |Various
Overhead a woodlark drifted in vast circles, singing as he flew.

In the West Country |Francis A. Knight
If a woodlark stirred, he saw the shadow of its wing flit from frond to frond.

Pharais and The Mountain Lovers |Fiona Macleod
The maiden laughed, a merry laughter like the lilt of a woodlark.

Masters of the Guild |L. Lamprey

I must add that even up to 1895 silver coins from the Dutch barque were still being found by the natives of Woodlark Islands.

The Call Of The South |Louis Becke

woodlark

/ (ˈwʊdˌlɑːk) /

an Old World lark, Lullula arborea, similar to but slightly smaller than the skylark