from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,
related to the finches and sparrows (family
{Fringillid[ae]}).
[1913 Webster]
Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({Emberiza
hortulana}); the cirl ({Emberiza cirlus}); and the
black-headed ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American
species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus} 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}.
[1913 Webster] Bunting