Difference between bird and ortolan
Definitions
noun
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
verb
- watch and study birds in their natural habitat
Examples
The mysterious jack snipe is a typical bird of the often water-logged northern taiga, birch and willow country.
The popular beauty spot is home to a variety of wildlife including birds and types of bats.
In 100 days we saw two pods of dolphins, a pod of blue whales and a few marine birds.
Definitions
noun
- brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
Examples
Also brought to mind is the French practice of eating the ortolan, which is an endangered French song bird.
Consider late French President François Mitterrand, who enjoyed a very special delicacy: a small songbird called the ortolan, drowned in Armagnac, then flambéed and eaten whole.
After their heads have been cut or bitten off, ortolans are eaten whole (bones and all) from underneath a napkin - to hide the shame of such cruelty and gluttony from the sight of God.
