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Saxicola oenanthe

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wheatear \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   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}.

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}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (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 [oe]nanthe}).
   (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
       Carolina}). See {Sora}.

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.

   2. [Cf. {Fallow}, n.] Left untilled or unsowed after plowing;
      uncultivated; as, fallow ground.

   {Fallow chat}, {Fallow finch} (Zo["o]l.), a small European
      bird, the wheatear ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). See
      {Wheatear}.
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