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sabota lark|səˈbəʊtə lɑːk|
[f. sabota, native name of the bird adopted as its specific name (A. Smith Rep. Exped. for Exploring Central Africa (1836) 47) + lark n.1]
A buff-coloured lark, Mirafra sabota or M. nævius, of the family Alaudidæ, found in southern Africa.
1884R. B. Sharpe Layard's Birds S. Afr. (rev. ed.) 526 Sabota Lark... Sir Andrew Smith procured this lark on the arid plains north of Latakoo. 1896H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. v. 109 There, too, are the thick-billed lark, the Sabota lark, with its clear ringing call, and a few other—but not many—small birds. 1948C. D. Priest Eggs of Birds breeding in S. Afr. 67 Sabota Lark... In grass on the ground, at times the cup-shaped nest not being well concealed. 1964P. A. Clancey Birds Natal & Zululand 293 The sabota lark commences to breed in October. |