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单词 titlark
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Such a habit could hardly fail to become hereditary, so that the daughter of a cuckoo which always put her egg into a reed-wren’s, titlark’s or wagtail’s nest would do as did her mother. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z
Wagtail, wag′tāl, n. any bird of the family Motacillid�, so named from their constant wagging of the tail—the pipits or titlarks, &c.: Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z
Pipit, pip′it, n. a genus of birds resembling larks in plumage and wagtails in habits, the most common British species being the titlark. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z
All through the long dark winter the wren and titlark sing cheerfully. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z
Its descent after the song is finished is very rapid, and precisely like that of the titlark when it sweeps down from its course to alight on the ground. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z
He has had, say six thousand years of the respectable environment and excellent moral associations of doves and titlarks, and he has not been cured of a single fault. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
Two species of birds from the Far North are usually represented by a solitary specimen of each, namely, the Alaska hermit thrush and the American pipit, or titlark. Under the Maples
He made no attempt to learn anything from them, however, but kept on practicing what the titlark had taught him, quite unconscious of anything singular or unpatriotic in such a course. Birds in the Bush
Or why it is permissible to slay a minute bird such as a snipe, while a titlark is on no account to be touched. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
I have educated nestling linnets under the three best singing larks—the skylark, woodlark, and titlark, every one of which, instead of the linnet’s song, adhered entirely to that of their respective instructors. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays
The scene of the tragedy was the nest of a pipit, or titlark, on the ground beneath a heather-bush. My Studio Neighbors
Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing; woodlarks hang poised in the air; and titlarks rise and fall in large curves, singing in their descent.  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
The birds most common along the coast, at present, are the stone-chatters, whinchats, buntings, linnets, some few wheatears, titlarks, etc.  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1
The monotonous and yet pleasing cry of the peewits, the sweet titlark singing overhead, and the cuckoos flying round, filled the place with the magic charm of spring. Round About a Great Estate
Hearing a titlark singing his loudest, I found him perched on the rim of a tub placed for horses to drink from. Nature Near London
Ah!" said the titlark, "I told you that secret. News from the Duchy
On inquiry I found that some weeks before, the boys discovered a titlark's nest in the ground close to their cricket-piece. Baby Chatterbox
It is new to me that titlarks in cages sing in the night; perhaps only caged birds do so.  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1
Near me a titlark every few minutes rose from the sward, and spreading his wings came down aslant, singing with all his might. Round About a Great Estate
The melody of singing birds ranks as follows: The nightingale first, then the linnet, titlark, sky lark and wood lark. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
The wrens mostly went about their business—whatever that might be—in a sharp, practical way, keeping silence; but the frail note of the titlarks sounded here, there, everywhere. News from the Duchy
Blackbirds catch them on the ground, as do the killdeer, titlark, meadow lark, and others; while orioles hunt for them on the bolls. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation
Not one of his own titlarks or sedge-warblers could be more shy of public observation. Gossip in a Library
From a window of the old mill by Okebourne I was gazing over the plain green with rising wheat, where the titlarks were singing joyously in the sunshine. Round About a Great Estate
Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing; woodlarks hang poised in the air; and titlarks rise and fall in large curves, singing in their descent. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V
He turned over on his side and peered into the shadow of the Main-Stone; but in vain, for the titlark is a hesitating, unhappy little soul that never quite dares to make up its mind. News from the Duchy
My dear, the noise we can make wouldn't flush a titlark at twenty paces. The Brother of Daphne
And, terror of the titlark, what says the old hat which a beggar would none of? Chantecler Play in Four Acts
From this and the season, and the size and color of the bird, I knew he had seen the pipit or titlark. Locusts and Wild Honey
Among those seeding bluebells and dry twigs and mosses I think a titlark has his nest, as he stays all day there and in the oak over. The Life of the Fields
"But will he?—will he?" the titlark piped back ghostlily. News from the Duchy
His descent after the song is finished is very rapid, and precisely like that of the titlark when it sweeps down from its course to alight on the ground. Wake-Robin
Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing: woodlarks hang poised in the air; and titlarks rise and fall in large cubes, singing in their descent. The Natural History of Selborne
"I doubt," said the titlark, "it will be much profit to him, wonderful though it is." News from the Duchy
That the titlarks are singing I know, but not within hearing from here; a dove, though, is audible, and a chiffchaff has twice passed. The Life of the Fields
"What will you give him?" asked the titlark. News from the Duchy
It is new to me that titlarks in cages sing in the night; perhaps only caged birds do so. The Natural History of Selborne
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