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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cirl bunting \Cirl" bun`ting\ [Cf. It. cirlo.] (Zool.)
A European bunting (Emberiza cirlus).
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