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Saxicola oenantheWheatear Wheat"ear`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small European singing bird (Saxicola [oe]nanthe). The
male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings
and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the
tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each
side. Called also checkbird, chickell, dykehopper,
fallow chat, fallow finch, stonechat, and whitetail. Saxicola oenantheOrtolan 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. Saxicola oenantheFallow Fal"low, a. [AS. fealu, fealo, pale yellow or red; akin
to D. vaal fallow, faded, OHG. falo, G. falb, fahl, Icel.
f["o]lr, and prob. to Lith. palvas, OSlav. plav[u^] white, L.
pallidus pale, pallere to be pale, Gr. polio`s gray, Skr.
palita. Cf. Pale, Favel, a., Favor.]
1. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.
--Shak.
2. [Cf. Fallow, n.] Left untilled or unsowed after plowing;
uncultivated; as, fallow ground.
Fallow chat, Fallow finch (Zo["o]l.), a small European
bird, the wheatear (Saxicola [oe]nanthe). See
Wheatear. Saxicola picataStonechat Stone"chat`, n. [Stone + chat.] [So called from the
similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two
pebbles.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, active, and very common European singing bird
(Pratincola rubicola); -- called also chickstone,
stonechacker, stonechatter, stoneclink,
stonesmith.
(b) The wheatear.
(c) The blue titmouse.
Note: The name is sometimes applied to various species of
Saxicola, Pratincola, and allied genera; as, the
pied stonechat of India (Saxicola picata). Saxicoline
Saxicoline Sax*ic"o*line, a. [L. saxum a rock + colere to
inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.)
Stone-inhabiting; pertaining to, or having the
characteristics of, the stonechats.
SaxicolousSaxicolous Sax*ic"o*lous, a. [See Saxicoline.] (Bot.)
Growing on rocks.
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