Skylark

“The common lark of Europe, Alauda arvensis: so called because it mounts toward the sky and sings as it flies. Also called sky-laverock, rising-lark, field-lark, short-heeled lark, etc.” —Whitney, 1889

This illustration shows a skylark perched on the ground with some grass surrounding it.

Keywords

bird, fly, field lark, skylark, music, lark, singing, sing, flying, musical, Alauda arvensis, larks, rising lark, sky laverock, skylarks

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Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5680

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