what is an alouette

An alouette is a French word that means "lark". It can refer to the bird itself or to a French childrens song for group singing. The song is commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark, but it is actually a cumulative song used to teach French- and English-speaking children in Canada, and others learning French around the world, the names of body parts. The audience usually participates in the song by echoing every line of each verse after the verse's second line. The term "Alouette" is also used in various other contexts such as the name of a former passenger train between Boston, US and Montreal, Canada, a character in The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, and the name of several sports teams.