[ noun ] a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage <noun.animal>
Titlark \Tit"lark`\, n. [Tit a small bird + lark.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to {Anthus}, {Corydalla}, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis}).