Meadowlark definition

Any of various songbirds of the genus Sturnella of the Americas, especially S. magna and S. neglecta, having brownish plumage, a yellow breast, and a black crescent-shaped marking beneath the throat.

Any of a genus (Sturnella, family Icteridae) of American passerine birds, esp., any of the yellow-breasted North American species (S. magna and S. neglecta) with a black, V-shaped collar.