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calandra|kəˈlændrə|
Also 6 calander, 9 calandre.
[a. F. calandre, It. calandra (= Sp. calandria), ad. med.L. calandra, Gr. κάλανδρος, all applied to the same bird.]
A species of lark (Alauda Calandra) with a body thicker than that of the sky-lark, found in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea.
1599Nashe Lent. Stuffe 65 He was a Triton of his time, and a sweete singing calander to the state. 1616Surfl. & Markh. Countr. Farm 726 Concerning the nature of the Calander..she is hard to tame, if she be not taken in the nest. 1803Rees Cycl., Calandra, the calandre lark. 1906Westm. Gaz. 19 Apr. 12/1 In Milan, and also in Florence,..he saw enormous masses of small birds..field and calandra larks, and robin-redbreasts. 1953Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles II. 8 The calandra is a Mediterranean species. Ibid., The calandra lark is found almost exclusively in cultivated areas. |