Malabar lark Malabar lark The Malabar lark, or Malabar crested lark ("Galerida malabarica") is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in western India. Originally, the Malabar lark was classified in the genus "Alauda" before being moved to its present genus. Also, some authorities have considered the Thekla lark to be a subspecies of the Malabar lark. This is a smallish lark, slightly smaller than the Eurasian skylark. It has a long spiky erectile crest. It is greyer than the skylark, and lacks the white wing and tail edges of that species, which is a winter visitor to India. It
USS Malabar (AF-37) New Jersey, 1 July to spend the rest of the year cruising along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean from Argentia, Newfoundland, to Bermuda. On 3 January 1947 "Malabar" departed Bermuda for Europe, arriving Casablanca, French Morocco, the 14th to unload her cargo. After a stop at Naples, Italy, she returned to the U.S. East Coast later in the month to continue her service force operations between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Norfolk, Virginia; and Argentia, interspersed with annual supply trips to Europe through the next 8 years. "Malabar" was placed in reserve at Galveston, Texas, 20 June 1955 before decommissioning