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1. ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulananoun

   brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy

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1. Ortolan bunting

   The ortolan (Emberiza hortulana), also called ortolan bunting, is a Eurasian bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern scholars from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Alemannic German Embritz, a bunting. The specific hortulana is from the Italian name for this bird, ortolana. The English ortolan is derived from Middle French hortolan, "gardener".The ortolan is served in French cuisine, typically cooked and eaten whole. Traditionally diners cover their heads with their napkin, or a towel, while eating the delicacy. The bird is so widely used that its French populations dropped dangerously low, leading to laws restricting its use in 1999. In September 2007, the French government announced its intent to enforce long-ignored laws protecting the bird.

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   The Ortolan Bunting is a small bird species in the bunting family Emberizidae that inhabits various regions across Europe and Asia. It is known for its distinct yellowish throat, pinkish-brown body, and streaked brown back. They feed on seeds and insects. The bird is infamous for being considered a delicacy in French cuisine, where it was traditionally prepared in a controversial and now largely illegal method due to hunting prohibitions aiming to prevent its population decline. The species is classified as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List due to its rapidly decreasing population.

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1. Ortolan Bunting

   The Ortolan, or Ortolan Bunting is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The bird's common name is French, from the Latin hortulanus, the gardener bird,. A native of most European countries and western Asia, the Ortolan migrates in autumn to tropical Africa, returning at the end of April or beginning of May. Its distribution throughout its breeding range seems to be very local, and for this no obvious reason can be assigned. It was said in France to prefer wine-growing districts; but it certainly does not feed upon grapes, and is found equally in countries where vineyards are unknown. It reaches as far north as Scandinavia and beyond the Arctic Circle, frequenting cornfields and their neighbourhoods. It is an uncommon vagrant in spring and particularly autumn to the British Isles. The Ortolan is 16 cm in length and weighs 20–25 grams. In appearance and habits it much resembles its congener the Yellowhammer, but lacks the bright colouring of that species; the Ortolan's head, for instance, is greenish-grey, instead of a bright yellow. The somewhat monotonous song of the cock resembles that of the Yellowhammer.

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