Meadow Lark
a beautiful American species of lark, Orlanda Magna, found in eastern United States to the high central plains. It is about 11 inches long, and the tail 5 inches. The body is thick and stout, the legs large; the bill is nearly straight, and three times as long as high; inner lateral toe longer than the outer; feathers of head stiffened, the shafts above extended into a black bristle. The upper parts are brown, marked with brownish-white, and the exposed portions of the wings and tail with transverse dark-brown bars; the under parts yellow, with a black pectoral crescent.