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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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