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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Pipit \Pip"it\, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
meadow+pipit+({Anthus+pratensis" rel="nofollow">Note: The meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis); the tree
pipit, or tree lark ({Anthus trivialis}); and the
rock+pipit,+or+sea+lark+({Anthus+obscurus" rel="nofollow">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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Pipit \Pip"it\, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
meadow+pipit+({Anthus+pratensis" rel="nofollow">Note: The meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis); the tree
pipit, or tree lark ({A. trivialis}); and the rock
pipit, or sea lark ({A. obscurus}) are well-known
European species. The common American pipit, or brown
lark, is Anthus Pensilvanicus. The Western species
({A. Spraguei) is called the American skylark, on
account of its musical powers.
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