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- noun Plural form of
skylark . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
skylark .
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Examples
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"Mrs. Hawthorne calls skylarks 'little raptures,'" replied Katy.
What Katy Did Next Susan Coolidge 1870
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After a long scramel aw fan misen o Norland Moor -- an it wor a seet worth tewing for, for th 'heather wor i' bloom, an it lukt as if a purple carpet had been laid for th 'buzzards an bees to frolic on; an ther wor sich a hum raand wol it saanded as if they wor playin' bass to th 'skylarks' at wor warblin 'up aboon.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Defra only has to tweak ELS a little to ensure a recovery in farmland birds such as skylarks and corn buntings.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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'Farmland birds such as skylarks, yellowhammers and lapwings have suffered in recent decades but there are ways farmers can make a positive difference.'
Home | Mail Online 2010
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'Farmland birds such as skylarks, yellowhammers and lapwings have suffered in recent decades but there are ways farmers can make a positive difference.'
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Some of Britain's favourite songbirds, such as skylarks, fare worse on organic farms than on fields sprayed with pesticides, a study has found.
WN.com - Articles related to 'Invest in research in agriculture to tackle food insecurity' 2010
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By the time spring comes, crops planted in the autumn are too dense for ground-nesting birds such as skylarks and English partridges.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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According to Morgan's colleague, Grahame Madge, the decline was already changing the sound of rural spring when birds such as skylarks and turtle doves sing to attract mates.
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The natural sand dunes attract a plethora of birds, including oystercatchers, wagtails, curlews, skylarks, wild pheasants and grey partridges.
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So farmland birds such as lapwings and skylarks, along with other small birds such as thrushes and finches, fled to the milder areas of the south-west, with many continuing across the sea to France.
Weatherwatch: 'War winter' took it's toll on Britain's birds 2011
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