ortolan
noun
or·to·lan ˈȯr-tə-lən 
: an Old World bunting (Emberiza hortulana) having a greenish-gray head and breast, streaky brown back and wings, and a yellow throat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Anna and Steve hide their shame under a blanket, ortolan-style. 
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021 Wags and Axe drown their sorrows by throwing napkins over their heads and eating ortolans prepared by Wylie Dufresne. refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018 Four species were in the worst trouble: the ortolan bunting, the ruff, the golden oriole and the greenfinch. James Gorman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021 Wags and Axe drown their sorrows by throwing napkins over their heads and eating ortolans prepared by Wylie Dufresne. refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018 Four species were in the worst trouble: the ortolan bunting, the ruff, the golden oriole and the greenfinch. James Gorman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018 Word History
Etymology
French or Italian; French, from Italian ortolano, literally, gardener, from Latin hortulanus, from hortulus, diminutive of hortus garden — more at yard
First Known Use
1656, in the meaning defined above