1673 J. Ray 87 The Fallow-smich or Wheat-ear; or White-tail.
1763 R. Brookes II. xxix. 230 The Fallow-smich, called in Sussex the Wheat-ear.
1885 C. Swainson 9 Also from its frequenting upland fallows, it is called Fallow-finch; Fallow-smich; or Fallow-lunch.