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horned lark
noun
- a lark, Eremophila alpestris, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a tuft of feathers on each side of the crown of the head.
Word History and Origins
Origin of horned lark1
Example Sentences
That Saturday, climbing a tundra ridge at 12,500 feet, I witnessed the collapse of sun-rotted cornice into a cirque, then spotted a pair of horned larks and a microgarden of alpine forget-me-nots.
A twittering, hurried chant, suggestive of the Horned Lark's performance, but terminating in decreasing power.
"Otherwise the horned lark," added the young naturalist, from his broncho behind the carriage.
I had listened to the sky song of the desert horned lark out on the plain, but there he did not hover long in the air.
This was the youngest horned lark seen by me in my rambles on the plains.
It is from these that Wanderer gets the name of Horned Lark.
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