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  Probert Encyclopaedia: Nature (Al)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Alamosaurus was 21 meters long, walked on four legs and had a long neck and tail.
The Alaudidae are the Lark family of Conirostral birds.
They are characterized by a bill forming an elongated cone, the mandibles of equal length, the upper convex, slightly curved.
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 south-eastern BOTSWANA
The area is home to at least 13 members of the Alaudidae family including the very localised Shortclawed Lark.
The open plains north of the village of Ramatlabama are good for species such as Whitewinged Korhaan, Swainson's Francolin, South African Cliff Swallow, Grassveld Pipit and Longtailed Widow.
The Alaudidae family is well represented in the area with the Chestnutbacked Finchlark, Spikeheeled Lark, Rufousnaped Lark, Pinkbilled Lark, Fawncoloured Lark, Melodious Lark (wet years), Redcapped Lark and Eastern Clapper Lark all being present.
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 AVIFAUNA - Picchio Verde. . . l'altro web site
The latiplantar tarsus and the ossified syringeal pessulus have been the basis for viewing the larks as a "primitive" group and for their isolation at the beginning of the sequence of passerine families in virtually all classifications since 1839.
These characters define the Alaudidae, but they are derived conditions that evolved after the larks diverged from the other passeroids.
The larks resemble the wagtails and pipits (Motacillidae) in their terrestrial habits and the two groups have been placed next to one another in some classifications.
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 Search Results for lark - Encyclopædia Britannica
family name Alaudidae, any of about 75 species of a songbird family (order Passeriformes).
Larks occur throughout the continental Old World; only the horned, or shore, lark (Eremophila alpestris) is...
Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found...
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 Songbirds Of North Dakota
Larks belong to the family Alaudidae of which only two species inhabit North America, the native horned lark described below and the European skylark introduced in New York in the 1880s.
Larks are ground dwelling birds of open bare lands including deserts, beaches, and grasslands.
They can also be found along county gravel roads and prairie trails.
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 Merriam-Webster Online
alaudidae is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com.
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 lark
lark, common name for members of the large family Alaudidae, perching birds of terrestrial habits, chiefly of the Old World and best-known through the
, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Alaudidae.
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