Titlarks

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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