. Bird lore . HORNED LARK {One-half natural size) Order—Passeres _ Family—Alaudid^ Genus—Otocoris Species—Alpestris National Association of Audubon Societies Educational Leaflet, No. 54 The Horned Lark 323 Leave to the Nightingale her shady wood; A privacy of glorious light is thou dost pour upon the world a flood Of harmony, with instinct more divine;Type of the wise, who soar, but never roam—•True to the kindred points of Heaven and Home. The true Larks, of which the Horned Lark is one example, have a long,straight claw (the Lark-spur) on the hind toe, and a slightly crested hea

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. Bird lore . HORNED LARK {One-half natural size) Order—Passeres _ Family—Alaudid^ Genus—Otocoris Species—Alpestris National Association of Audubon Societies Educational Leaflet, No. 54 The Horned Lark 323 Leave to the Nightingale her shady wood; A privacy of glorious light is thou dost pour upon the world a flood Of harmony, with instinct more divine;Type of the wise, who soar, but never roam—•True to the kindred points of Heaven and Home. The true Larks, of which the Horned Lark is one example, have a long,straight claw (the Lark-spur) on the hind toe, and a slightly crested head; butthe Horned Larks have, in addition, over each eye, extending to the back ofthe head, a narrow, black, pointed crest, that ordinarily lies close to the head;but, when the male is excited by passion or surprise, these crests are erected,so that the head resembles slightly that of an Owl, with two little black earssticking up. The range of the Horned Lark and its several varieties Its Range exte

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