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Shore lark
Shore Shore, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See Shear, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore. --Shak. The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser. In shore, near the shore. --Marryat. On shore. See under On. Shore birds (Zo["o]l.), a collective name for the various limicoline birds found on the seashore. Shore crab (Zo["o]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or between tides, especially any one of various species of grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California. Shore lark (Zo["o]l.), 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. Shore plover (Zo["o]l.), a large-billed Australian plover (Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and feeds on crustaceans, etc. Shore teetan (Zo["o]l.), the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Shore lark from wikipedia

- The horned lark or s**** lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found across the northern hemisphere. It is known as...
- channels 1 and 2 are imitating each other".: 17  The bird featured is a s**** lark, and, states the composer, its song has been slowed to lower the pitch...
- common pheasant Phasi**** colchicus, common quail Coturnix coturnix, s**** lark Eremophila alpestris, redshank Tringa tot****, stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus...
- Chendoola) Malabar lark (as Alauda malabarica) Horned lark (as Alauda alpestris) Mexican horned lark (as Alauda chrysolaema) S**** lark (as Alauda flava)...
- arvensis – A Crested lark (Haubenlerche) Galerida cristata – A S**** lark (Ohrenlerche) Eremophila alpestris – A Greater short-toed lark (Kurzzehenlerche)...
- arvensis Crested lark, Galerida cristata (A) S**** Lark, Eremophila alpestris Short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha...
- A Thekla's lark Galerida theklae (French: cochevis de Thékla) – A Crested lark Galerida cristata (French: cochevis huppé) – A S**** lark Eremophila alpestris...
- merula), common raven (Corvus corax), common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), s**** lark (Eremophila alpestris), common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), common...
- Wood lark (hedelærke) Lullula arborea A Eurasian skylark (sanglærke) Alauda arvensis A Crested lark (toplærke) Galerida cristata A S**** lark (bjerglærke)...
- (Stercorarius antarctica/maccormickii), and Asian/Mediterranean/Turkestan short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis/rufescens/heinei). A number of additional species are...