horned lark
noun
: a brownish chiefly Holarctic lark (Eremophila alpestris of the family Alaudidae) that has small tufts of black feathers on top of the head
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Radiocarbon dating revealed its true age, while a genetic analysis confirmed it as a horned lark (Eremophila alpestris).
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Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2020
Experts say that the female horned lark offers clues to other sub-species that exist today.
—Fox News, 21 Feb. 2020
Up to three singing male dickcissals and a pair of horned larks were at the Stanly County line.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 20 June 2018
Some bare-ground birds often seen on beaches in the winter, such as snowy owls and horned larks, are reported to be leaving.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2018
DuBay and Fuldner studied five species: horned larks, red-headed woodpeckers, field sparrows, grasshopper sparrows and Eastern towhees.
—Ben Guarino, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2017
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Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2020
Experts say that the female horned lark offers clues to other sub-species that exist today.
—Fox News, 21 Feb. 2020
Up to three singing male dickcissals and a pair of horned larks were at the Stanly County line.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 20 June 2018
Some bare-ground birds often seen on beaches in the winter, such as snowy owls and horned larks, are reported to be leaving.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2018
DuBay and Fuldner studied five species: horned larks, red-headed woodpeckers, field sparrows, grasshopper sparrows and Eastern towhees.
—Ben Guarino, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2017
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