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lark bunting

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Definition of lark bunting

: a large finch (Calamospiza melanocorys) of the plains of the western U.S. that has the male black with a large white wing patch

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“Lark bunting.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lark%20bunting. Accessed 14 December 2019.

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