The grackle, Sturnella ludoviciana.
1775. Meadow larks, fieldfares, rice birds, &c. &c. are very frequently had.—B. Romans, ‘Florida,’ p. 114.
1863. Longfellow, ‘The Wayside Inn.’ (N.E.D.)
1893. The Meadow-Lark of America is an Icterus.—Newton, ‘Dict. of Birds.’ (N.E.D.)
