emberiza hortulana

3 definitions found

emberiza hortulana - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]).
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Emberiza hortulana
      n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
           ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana]