ortolan

How to use ortolan in a sentence

• The reed-bird—in the West Indies called “ortolan”—is also found in the same markets with the canvas-back.

  The Hunters' Feast | Mayne Reid

• There is a small bird called the ortolan, which is highly esteemed by the Italian gourmands.

  The Art of Stage Dancing | Ned Wayburn

• I will complain no more, my son,” said Lamme, rising up: “the herring is ortolan; malvoisie is small beer to free hearts.

  The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) | Charles de Coster

• An ortolan thus fed is a perfect ball of most delicious fat, weighing about three ounces.

  The Natural History of Cage Birds | J. M. Bechstein

• The ortolan is considered sufficiently fat when it is a handful, and is judged by feeling it, and not by appearance.

  Eccentricities of the Animal Creation. | John Timbs