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Definition of Emberiza hortulana

Emberiza hortulana
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.

Meaning of Emberiza hortulana from wikipedia

- The ortolan (Emberiza hortulana), also called ortolan bunting, is a Eurasian bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a p****erine family now separated by...
- The buntings are a group of Old World p****erine birds forming the genus Emberiza, the only genus in the family Emberizidae. The family contains 44 species...
- Ortolan may refer to: Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana), a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae considered a delicacy in France. L'Ortolan, a gourmet...
- bunting, Emberiza hortulana (A) Yellow-throated bunting, Emberiza elegans Ochre-rumped bunting, Emberiza yessoensis Pallas's bunting, Emberiza pallasi...
- bunting (Emberiza fucata) Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana) Emberiza icterica Black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) Little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)...
- Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos Gray-necked bunting, Emberiza buchanani Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana Cretzschmar's...
- bunting, Emberiza caesia Grey-necked bunting, Emberiza buchanani (A) House bunting, Emberiza sahari (A) Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana Pallas's reed...
- Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos Gray-necked bunting, Emberiza buchanani Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana Slaty bunting, Emberiza siemsseni (E)...
- Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana Linnaeus, 1758 Cretzschmar's bunting, Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar, 1827 House bunting, Emberiza sahari Levaillant...
- bunting, Emberiza buchanani (A) Cinereous bunting, Emberiza cineracea (A) Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana Cretzschmar's bunting, Emberiza caesia Striolated...