what is an Alouette (as in the montreal alouettes)?

Question

why did the montreal alouettes base their team name on this thing?

Answer 1

It's a bird--a skylark--didn't you sing the song when you were little?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alouette_%28song%29

Now that I look at the translation of the lyrics....another Mother Goose-type classic.

The team chose the name after the song.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Alouettes

Answer 2

An allouette is a bird, it's French for a lark.

Answer 3

NFL IS BETTER!