anthus spraguei

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anthus spraguei - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Skylark \Sky"lark`\, n. (Zool.)
     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.
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     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.
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  Pipit \Pip"it\, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging
     to Anthus and allied genera, of the family
     Motacillid[ae]. They strongly resemble the true larks in
     habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They
     are, therefore, often called titlarks, and pipit larks.
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     Note: The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); the tree pipit
           , or tree lark (Anthus trivialis); and the
           rock pipit, or sea lark (Anthus obscurus) are
           well-known European species. The common American pipit,
           or brown lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western
           species (Anthus Spraguei) is called the American skylark
           , on account of its musical powers.
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