lark

Any of various birds of the family Alaudidae, found almost worldwide and having a melodious song, especially the skylark.

Any of several similar birds, such as the meadowlark.

A carefree or spirited adventure.

A harmless prank.

To engage in spirited fun or merry pranks.

To catch or hunt larks.

A small oscine passerine bird of the family Alaudidæ.

A bird like or likened to a lark, but not one of the Alaudidæ: with a distinguishing prefix: as, the titlark, meadow-lark, bunting-lark, bushlark, horse-lark, etc. Such birds are chiefly the titlarks or pipits (see Anthus), and various kinds of finches and buntings.

A kind of sandpiper.

To frolic; make sport; do anything in a sportive haphazard way.