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单词 prairie lark
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prairie lark
prairie lark n. (a) a lark found on prairies; spec. the horned lark or shorelark, Eremophila alpestris, of North America, or the calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra, of central Asia; (b) Sprague's pipit, Anthus spragueii (obsolete rare).
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1805 in Orig. Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1905) VI. 187 The Prarie lark, bald Eagle, & the large plover have returned.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 112/2 In North America [pipits] are represented by only two species—Neocorys spraguii, the Prairie-Lark of the north-western plains, and Anthus ludovicianus, the American Titlark.
1945 V. F. L. Eifert Birds 108 Prairie larks are flatland birds, the color of dust and dead grass.
1966 Caribou County (Idaho) Sun 14 July The amazing, delightful story of a couples' [sic] experiences with a number of precocious, lovable prairie larks.
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