{ } n. [ Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose. ] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 Fringillidæ). [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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 (Poöcætes gramineus or Poœcetes 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 ]
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