4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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 [oe]nanthe}).
c In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
Carolina}). See {Sora}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE
bunting, buntyle of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,
related to the finches and sparrows (family
{Fringillid[ae]}).
Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana});
the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed
({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the
bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting
sifting flour, OE bonten to sift, hence prob. the material
used for that purpose.]
A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and
ships' signals.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bunting
n 1: a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc
2: any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North
America
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