saxicola [oe]nanthe

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saxicola [oe]nanthe - 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.
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  Wheatear \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zool.)
     A small European singing bird (Saxicola [oe]nanthe). The
     male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings
     and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the
     tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each
     side. Called also checkbird, chickell, dykehopper,
     fallow chat, fallow finch, stonechat, and whitetail.
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  Fallow \Fal"low\, a. [AS. fealu, fealo, pale yellow or red; akin
     to D. vaal fallow, faded, OHG. falo, G. falb, fahl, Icel.
     f["o]lr, and prob. to Lith. palvas, OSlav. plav[u^] white, L.
     pallidus pale, pallere to be pale, Gr. polio`s gray, Skr.
     palita. Cf. Pale, Favel, a., Favor.]
     1. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.
        --Shak.
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     2. [Cf. Fallow, n.] Left untilled or unsowed after plowing;
        uncultivated; as, fallow ground.
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     Fallow chat, Fallow finch (Zool.), a small European bird,
        the wheatear (Saxicola [oe]nanthe). See Wheatear.
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