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Ortolan   Listen
noun
Ortolan  n.  (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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"Ortolan" Quotes from Famous Books



... little satisfied sigh as she selected an ortolan, "is a very satisfactory place to be carried off to. And you," she added, leaning across the table and touching his fingers for a moment tenderly, ...
— The Yellow Crayon • E. Phillips Oppenheim



Words linked to "Ortolan" :   genus Emberiza, ortolan bunting, Emberiza



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