corn bunting

corn bunting
A passerine bird, Miliaria calandra, whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.

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  • Corn Bunting — Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • corn bunting — noun : a grayish brown streaked bird (Emberiza calandra) of marshy fields or brushland of Europe * * * corn bunting noun A common brown bunting (Miliaria calandra) of Europe and Asia • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …   Useful english dictionary

  • Corn Bunting — pilkoji starta statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Miliaria calandra angl. Corn Bunting vok. Grauammer …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • corn bunting — pilkoji starta statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Emberiza calandra; Miliaria calandra angl. corn bunting vok. Grauammer, f rus. просянка, f pranc. bruant proyer, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrosios startos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • corn bunting — noun a large thickset bunting with brown streaked plumage, inhabiting open grassland and arable land. [Miliaria calandra.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • Bunting — Bun ting, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family {Fringillid[ae]}). [1913 Webster] Note: Among… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Corn — is an English word dating back to Anglo Saxon times or earlier meaning cereal or grain. It commonly refers, in modern American usage, to Indian corn, that is, maize, but can also refer to wheat, barley, rye and so on.Early Modern English… …   Wikipedia

  • Bunting (bird) — For other uses, see bunting. Buntings Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Rice bunting — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Emberiza cirlus — Bunting Bun ting, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family {Fringillid[ae]}). [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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