ORTOLAN

ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana

(noun) brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ortolan (plural ortolans)

A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy.

(US) Any of various similar birds, especially the bobolink, sora, or snow bunting.

Hypernyms

• (a small bird eaten as a delicacy): bird, delicacy

Source: Wiktionary

Or"to*lan, n. Etym: [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.] (Zoöl.) (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition