Shore Lark

Title

Shore Lark

Rights

National Audubon Society, Fair Use. Courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Creator

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

c. 1827-1838

Description

Six Horned Larks sit in and around a lark nest. In the nest are two baby larks with brown feathers. There is one adult female with darker brown feathers on its back and lighter brown and white feathers on its throat, chest, and stomach. Three are adult males and have dark "horns", or tufts on their heads that resemble horns, more uniform brown feathers on their backs, wings, crowns, chests, and tails, and lighter feathers on their stomachs and faces.

Format

Watercolor print. 39.5 x 28.5 in.

Publisher

National Audubon Society

Contributor

Elliot Foran

Identifier

Birds of America, Plate 200

Subject

shore lark; Shore Lark; shore larks; Shore Larks; horned lark; Horned Lark; horned larks; Horned Larks; larks; lark; Larks; Lark; lark nest; sexual dimorphism; Western Region; western region; West; west; Southern Region; southern region; South; south; Northern Region; northern region; North; north.

Source

Jpg file. National Audubon Society. 10/19/2023.

https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america/shore-lark