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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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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.
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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