| The young birds themselves are said to be very delicate food, and not inferior in richness of flavour to the beccafico. |
| The beccafico, however, is not as a rule artificially fattened, and on this account was preferred by some sensitive tastes to the ortolan. |
| The dish is named for the beccafico, a bird that eats ripe figs and is therefore considered a gourmand. |
| She had just finished a beccafico, and seemed disposed for conversation. |
