meadowlarks

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plural of meadowlark
meadowlark
Any of several songbirds, of the genus Sturnella, native to North America
meadowlark
{i} any of several American songbirds that inhabit meadows and grasslands
meadowlark
North American yellow-breasted songbirds
meadowlark
a brown North American bird with a yellow breast. Any sharp-billed, plump songbird of the genus Sturnella (family Icteridae), 8-11 in. (20-28 cm) long. The two North American species are streaked brown above and have a yellow breast crossed by a black V; the short tail has distinctive white outer feathers. The eastern, or common, meadowlark (S. magna), from eastern Canada to Brazil, has a simple four-note whistle; the western meadowlark (S. neglecta), from western Canada to Mexico, has an intricate fluting song. Meadowlarks eat insects in summer and seeds in fall and winter. Their nests are grass domes hidden in fields