mountain larkn.

Brit.

/ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈlɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌlɑrk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mountain n., lark n.¹

Etymology: < mountain n. + lark n.¹ In the sense ‘skylark’, apparently as alteration of mounting lark at mounting adj. 1a, which is frequent in poetic use from late 16th cent. (compare quot. 1731). (Quot. 1883 appears, however, to be in error in suggesting use by Milton.)

Originally chiefly poetic: a songbird associated with upland districts, esp. the skylark ( Alauda arvensis). Now also: spec. (U.S. regional) the white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis (family Emberizidae).Larks have no particular association with mountainous country, and the meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis) might perhaps be a better candidate for the name. However, there is no evidence that it has ever been so called in regional English (despite the statement in quot. 1971).

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1731 J. Gay Rural Sports in Poems I. 19 Nor shall the mountain lark [earlier edd. Mounting lark] the muse detain.

1774 J. Robinson Journey through Nova-Scotia 28 They have eagles, gleads, hawks, buzzards, ravens, and water-crows; but neither sparrows, mountain-larks, cuckows, or rooks.

1796 Sporting Mag. 8 171/2 The mountain larks so blithe to see, Thy slumbers shall awake, And sing their songs of peace for thee, Sweet Lass of Lucern Lake!

a1851 D. M. Moir Poet. Wks. (1852) I. 170 While chants the mountain lark in air Its matin carols of delight.

1883 P. Robinson Poets' Birds ii. 269 It is a curious fact that several poets mention a ‘mountain lark’. Is it possible that their familiarity with Milton's phrase, ‘the mounting lark’, led to the poetic creation of a new species?

1912 ‘M. Field’ Poems of Adoration 24 [A song of joy] magnanimous leaps, As the mountain-lark's note!

1926 V. Lindsay Candle in Cabin 64 We were such mountain larks as sing at dawn, Now making great cantatas with a chorus of dim echoes.

1956 Bull. Mass. Audubon Soc. 40 255 White-throated Sparrow. Mountain Lark.

1971 Country Life 3 June 1351/1 Then there were mountain larks and mountain blackbirds (pipits and ousels).

1998 Arizona Republic 30 Aug. t1 We walked these paths in near-seclusion, except for the company of mountain larks and occasional meetings with beavers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mountain lark
释义	mountain larkn. Brit. /ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈlɑːk/, U.S. /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌlɑrk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mountain n., lark n.¹ Etymology: < mountain n. + lark n.¹ In the sense ‘skylark’, apparently as alteration of mounting lark at mounting adj. 1a, which is frequent in poetic use from late 16th cent. (compare quot. 1731). (Quot. 1883 appears, however, to be in error in suggesting use by Milton.) Originally chiefly poetic: a songbird associated with upland districts, esp. the skylark ( Alauda arvensis). Now also: spec. (U.S. regional) the white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis (family Emberizidae).Larks have no particular association with mountainous country, and the meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis) might perhaps be a better candidate for the name. However, there is no evidence that it has ever been so called in regional English (despite the statement in quot. 1971). ΚΠ 1731 J. Gay Rural Sports in Poems I. 19 Nor shall the mountain lark [earlier edd. Mounting lark] the muse detain. 1774 J. Robinson Journey through Nova-Scotia 28 They have eagles, gleads, hawks, buzzards, ravens, and water-crows; but neither sparrows, mountain-larks, cuckows, or rooks. 1796 Sporting Mag. 8 171/2 The mountain larks so blithe to see, Thy slumbers shall awake, And sing their songs of peace for thee, Sweet Lass of Lucern Lake! a1851 D. M. Moir Poet. Wks. (1852) I. 170 While chants the mountain lark in air Its matin carols of delight. 1883 P. Robinson Poets' Birds ii. 269 It is a curious fact that several poets mention a ‘mountain lark’. Is it possible that their familiarity with Milton's phrase, ‘the mounting lark’, led to the poetic creation of a new species? 1912 ‘M. Field’ Poems of Adoration 24 [A song of joy] magnanimous leaps, As the mountain-lark's note! 1926 V. Lindsay Candle in Cabin 64 We were such mountain larks as sing at dawn, Now making great cantatas with a chorus of dim echoes. 1956 Bull. Mass. Audubon Soc. 40 255 White-throated Sparrow. Mountain Lark. 1971 Country Life 3 June 1351/1 Then there were mountain larks and mountain blackbirds (pipits and ousels). 1998 Arizona Republic 30 Aug. t1 We walked these paths in near-seclusion, except for the company of mountain larks and occasional meetings with beavers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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