cirl bunting
/sɜːl/noun
1- an Old World bunting related to the yellowhammer, now rare in Britain. The male has a distinctive facial pattern and a black throat.黄道眉鹀。
1.1
- Emberiza cirlus, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae).拉丁名Emberiza cirlus,鹀科(鹀亚科)。
词源
late 18th cent.: cirl from Italian cirlo, probably from zirlare 'whistle as a thrush'.