a brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
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E. hortulana [abbreviation, species] | Emberiza hortulana [species] | ortolan bunting
Emberiza hortulana, is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The bird's common name is French, from the Latin hortulanus, the gardener bird,. A native of most ... (40 of 1121 words, 4 images)
For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page. | A small European migratory bunting, Emberiza hortulana, once eaten whole as a delicacy. | [United States] Any of various similar birds, especially the bobolink, sora, or snow bunting. (39 of 195 words, 3 senses, 1 image, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
Eurasian garden and field bird of the family Emberizidae. It grows fat in autumn, when large flocks gather for migration to northern Africa and the ... (25 of 96 words)
a small brownish songbird of the bunting family that has a grayish head, a yellow throat, and an orange-brown body. It was formerly sometimes eaten as ... (26 of 61 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
an Old World bunting having a greenish-gray head and breast, streaky brown back and wings, and a yellow throat (19 of 51 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy. | the bobolink. (13 of 20 words, 2 senses, pronunciation)
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