What bird of great gastronomic reputation got its name from a Latin word for gardener?

toughynutter

probably not the right one Ortolan Bunting "The Ortolan, or Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana, is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The bird's common name is French, from the Latin hortulanus, the gardener bird, (from hortus, a garden)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_Bunting Mar 08 07, 7:28 AM

toughynutter

Yes it is "ORTOLAN (Fr. ortolan, Lat. hortulanus, the gardener bird, from hortus, a garden), the Emberiza hortulana of Linnaeus, a bird celebrated for the delicate flavour of its flesh," http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Ortolan Mar 08 07, 7:30 AM

lanfranco

See also #76038. Mar 08 07, 8:11 AM

queproblema

Has #76038 been edited a bit? I had wondered if your uncle shot them or netted them. Mar 08 07, 8:23 AM

Flem-ish

More remarkable etymologies of birdnames at : http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/features/bird-names.htm Birds, birdwatching, birding - feature articles Mar 08 07, 8:35 AM

lanfranco

He shot them, qp. In fact, we've always had to watch out for shot when we eat the things, or else a trip to the dentist might result. Mar 08 07, 8:39 AM

Flem-ish

It is rumoured that ortolan was part of François Mitterand's last meal. http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=205341 Mar 08 07, 12:40 PM