ortolan

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OR'TOLAN, noun [Latin hortulanus, from hortus, a garden.] A bird of the genus Emberiza, about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is found in France and Italy, feeds on panic grass, and is delicious food.
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