What's the difference between bobolink and ortolan?

Bobolink


Definition:

  • (n.) An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Electrophysiological recordings from the ophthalmic nerve and the trigeminal ganglion of the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) indicate the presence of units (14% of the spontaneously active cells) that are sensitive to small changes in the magnetic field.
  • (2) Extracellular recordings using glass microelectrodes were made from the ophthalmic and supraorbital nerves of a transequatorial migratory bird, the bobolink.
  • (3) One possible transducer substance that could account for such a sensitivity is magnetite, which has been previously reported in the upper beak area of the bobolink.

Ortolan


Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe).
  • (n.) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Our habitats are slowly dying and our natural capital – reflected by species such as birds and butterflies – is being put under enormous pressure from unsustainable agriculture and land use policies.” Ortolan bunting numbers have fallen by around half.
  • (2) Numbers of skylark and ortolan bunting, a songbird illegally hunted and eaten whole in France, have fallen by around half.

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