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Emberiza hortulana
(gcide) | Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener,
fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus
garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens.
See Yard an inclosure, and cf. Hortulan.] (Zool.)
(a) A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the
size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed
delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting.
(b) In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe).
(c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
Carolina}). See Sora.
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Emberiza hortulana
(gcide) | Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus,
related to the finches and sparrows (family
Fringillid[ae]).
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Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
(Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan ({Emberiza
hortulana}); the cirl (Emberiza cirlus); and the
black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American
species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus} or Po[oe]cetes gramineus); the
black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting
or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax
nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others.
See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, {Lark
bunting}.
[1913 Webster] Bunting |
emberiza hortulana
(wn) | Emberiza hortulana
n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana] |
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Emberiza hortulana
(gcide) | Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener,
fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus
garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens.
See Yard an inclosure, and cf. Hortulan.] (Zool.)
(a) A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the
size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed
delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting.
(b) In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe).
(c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
Carolina}). See Sora.
[1913 Webster]Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus,
related to the finches and sparrows (family
Fringillid[ae]).
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Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
(Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan ({Emberiza
hortulana}); the cirl (Emberiza cirlus); and the
black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American
species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus} or Po[oe]cetes gramineus); the
black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting
or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax
nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others.
See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, {Lark
bunting}.
[1913 Webster] Bunting |
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