Ortolan

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ortolan
    n 1: brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy [syn:
         {ortolan}, {ortolan bunting}, {Emberiza hortulana}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.] (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}.
       [1913 Webster]