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Shore lark

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(Zool.) a small American lark (Otocoris alpestris) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear tufts. Called also horned lark.

See also: Shore



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Einojuhani Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus, combining earthbound orchestra with the taped calls of shore larks and whooper swans, belonged as an extra on the BBC's Planet Earth.
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