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Ash's lark (''Mirafra ashi'') is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to Somalia. The bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British ornithologist John Sidney Ash. == Identification == Ash's lark is typically in length. It has greyish-brown upperparts with paler edging to its mantle feathers, a buff-coloured underbelly and underparts with brownish streaks, a paler belly and vent, a light crest, and buff eyebrow stripes. Such a description is insufficient, however, since as with some other lark species it is difficult to definitively describe the bird without comparison to its close relatives. In the case of Ash's lark, it is smaller than the rufous-naped lark (''M. africana'') or the red-winged lark (''M. hypermetra''), and more greyish and marked on its mantle than either the singing lark (''M. cantillans'') (which has a thicker bill) or the pink-breasted lark (''M. poecilosterna'') (which has a pinkish breast).〔 Its songs have yet to be identified.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ash's lark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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