- A songbird
- Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the
genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European
species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut
brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its
head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet,
red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse
thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll
linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See
Redpoll, and Twite.
- A songbird
- Frolic
- Small bird
- Songbird
- A frolic; a jolly time.
- To sport; to frolic.
- Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda
and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong to Europe,
Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore
larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus
Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws,
and usually, dull, sandy brown colors.