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Saxicola oenanthe
Wheatear 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.
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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.] (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.
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Fallow 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.

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- The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small p****erine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family ****idae, but...
- Saxicola (Latin: saxum, rock + incola, dwelling in), the stonechats or chats, is a genus of 15 species of small p****erine birds restricted to the Old World...
- The desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) is a wheatear, a small p****erine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family ****idae, but is...
- black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) Isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) Eurasian...
- Campicoloides bifasciatus (Temminck, 1829) Synonyms Saxicola bifasciata (Temminck, 1829) Saxicola bifasciatus (Clements 6.3.2, 2008) Oenanthe bifasciata...
- The blackstart (Oenanthe melanura) is a chat found in desert regions in North Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula. It is resident throughout...
- The Cyprus wheatear or Cyprus pied wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) is a small, 14–15 cm long p****erine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush...
- Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata – R Jerdon's bushchat, Saxicola jerdoni – r Grey bushchat, Saxicola ferrea – R Hooded wheatear, Oenanthe monacha Hume's...
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758) 325 Atlas wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi (Dixon, 1882) 326 Capped wheatear Oenanthe pileata (Gmelin, JF...
- the genus Saxicola and coined the binomial name Saxicola alboniger. Hume's wheatear is now placed with 32 other species in the genus Oenanthe that was...