lark bunting

noun

1. a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lark bunting¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

Here we first saw and heard that captivating bird, the lark bunting, as will be fully set forth in the closing chapter.

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The bird to which I refer is called the lark bunting in plain English, or, in scientific terms, Calamospiza melanocorys.

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This is the snow-lark-bunting of Macgillivray, and a species of the genus Plectrophanes.

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The Lark Bunting is an uncommon winter visitant in Coahuila.

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