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lark bunting
noun
- a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lark bunting1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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One such species, the lark bunting, increased more than threefold.
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Examples include the lark bunting, Colorado’s state bird, and the wood thrush, a migratory bird that breeds in Eastern forests.
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No. But evolutionarily it is. He’s wealthy and well-resourced and this Alpha Male Lark Bunting just built her a pretty swank nest in the coziest shadiest nook of Vermont.
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Official state bird: lark bunting I’m actually OK with this.
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From its habit of congregating in large flocks in the winter and alighting on arable land to feed, after the manner of the Skylark, it is sometimes called 'Lark Bunting', and, from its favourite food, 'Corn Bunting'.
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