Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bunting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,
related to the finches and sparrows (family
{Fringillid[ae]}).
Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana});
the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed
({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the
bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes or Po[oe]cetes
gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana});
the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow
bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or
bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow
bunting}, {Lark bunting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting
sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material
used for that purpose.]
A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and
ships' signals.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bunting
n 1: a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
2: any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North
America
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