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Size of Desert Lark
Size of Desert Lark
The plumage of the desert lark perfectly matches the color of the desert soil and is the best example of soil camouflage in birds. Another set of larks are desert-adapted species, ranging from the impressive thrasher-billed Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes of north Africa to west India to the various short-toed larks (genus Calandrella) who are camouflaged among arid steppes. This lark is a bird of deserts and semi-desert. Its nest is on the ground, with two eggs being laid. These are incubated by both sexes. Its food is seeds supplemented with insects in the breeding season.


http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/larks.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Hoopoe-lark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Lark
http://www.mbgnet.info/sets/desert/animals/lark.htm
http://worldbirds.awardspace.com/desert_lark.htm