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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}.
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Wheatear \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zool.)
A small European singing bird ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). The
male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings
and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the
tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each
side. Called also {checkbird}, {chickell}, {dykehopper},
{fallow chat}, {fallow finch}, {stonechat}, and {whitetail}.
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Fallow \Fal"low\, a. [AS. fealu, fealo, pale yellow or red; akin
to D. vaal fallow, faded, OHG. falo, G. falb, fahl, Icel.
f["o]lr, and prob. to Lith. palvas, OSlav. plav[u^] white, L.
pallidus pale, pallere to be pale, Gr. polio`s gray, Skr.
palita. Cf. {Pale}, {Favel}, a., {Favor}.]
1. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.
--Shak.
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2. [Cf. {Fallow}, n.] Left untilled or unsowed after plowing;
uncultivated; as, fallow ground.
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{Fallow chat}, {Fallow finch} (Zool.), a small European bird,
the wheatear ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). See {Wheatear}.
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