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A common bird of Europe.

European Coot

A common bird of Europe.

"In France, where they are common, they are called 'king of the quails.'"

Land-Rail

"In France, where they are common, they are called 'king of the quails.'"

Partridge, a game bird belonging to the grouse family.

Partridge

Partridge, a game bird belonging to the grouse family.

Found in California, the California partridge averages aproximately nine and a quarter inches in length, with a crest of six long feathers on its head.

California Partridge

Found in California, the California partridge averages aproximately nine and a quarter inches in length,…

The pheasant prefers wooded slopes or marshy plains. They eat grain, berries, worms and insects.

Pheasant

The pheasant prefers wooded slopes or marshy plains. They eat grain, berries, worms and insects.

An Asian pheasant of great beauty.

Argus Pheasant

An Asian pheasant of great beauty.

The pheasant prefers wooded slopes or marshy plains. They eat grain, berries, worms and insects.

Golden Pheasant

The pheasant prefers wooded slopes or marshy plains. They eat grain, berries, worms and insects.

The quail has a small beak, a short back toe inserted high up, tarsi furnished with a rudimentary spur in the shape of a horny tubercle.

Quail

The quail has a small beak, a short back toe inserted high up, tarsi furnished with a rudimentary spur…

A genera of mid-sized birds in the Pheasant family.

Quail

A genera of mid-sized birds in the Pheasant family.

A class of birds of the partridge family, differing from other partridges mainly in being smaller and having longer wings and a shorter tail.

Quail

A class of birds of the partridge family, differing from other partridges mainly in being smaller and…

A small game bird found mostly in America.

Quail

A small game bird found mostly in America.

A quail; Coturnix communis.

Quail

A quail; Coturnix communis.

"Ortyx. Quail. Outstretched feet reaching beyond end of tail. Bill black or blackish-brown. " Elliot Coues, 1884

Quail Foot and Bill

"Ortyx. Quail. Outstretched feet reaching beyond end of tail. Bill black or blackish-brown. " Elliot…

Also known as the <em>hemipode</em>, the Andelusian quail is found in Spain, North Africa, and Sicily.

Andelusian Quail

Also known as the hemipode, the Andelusian quail is found in Spain, North Africa, and Sicily.

A genus of rasorial birds, included in the family of partridges, to which they are nearly allied, but from which they differ in being smaller, in having a relatively shorter tail, no red space above the eye, longer wings, and no spur on the legs. The common quail is a migratory bird, and is found in every country of Europe, and in many spaces of Asia and Africa.

Common Quail

A genus of rasorial birds, included in the family of partridges, to which they are nearly allied, but…

An illustration of two adult quail and six baby quail.

Group of Adult & Baby Quail

An illustration of two adult quail and six baby quail.

"The Quail is a small game bird; the Virginia species is common in North America, and so far south as Honduras. It is larger than the European quail, and is better eating. The California crested quail is another American species. THe quail, genus Coturnix, is widely distributed over the Eastern Hemisphere, visiting Europe in early summer and returning S. in the autumn, when immense numbers are caught and fattened for the market. Length about seven inches, general color reddish-brown, with buff streaks on the upper surface; throat rufous; head, dark brown above, striped with ocherous white, sides reddish-brown, lower parts pale buff, fading into white on belly. Color less bright in the hen bird, and the rufous tinge absent from the throat. They nest on the ground, laying from 9 to 15 pyriform, yellowish-white eggs, blotched with dark-brown. The males are polygamous and extremely pugnacious."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Lophortyx Californicus Quail

"The Quail is a small game bird; the Virginia species is common in North America, and so far south as…

A pair of American quails, esteemed as a game bird.

American Quails

A pair of American quails, esteemed as a game bird.

A pair of European quails, which migrate between Europe and Africa annually.

European Quails

A pair of European quails, which migrate between Europe and Africa annually.

The gray snipe is a migratory bird, found in the United States. It is also known as the brown snipe, red-breasted snipe, quail snipe, and as the dowitchee.

Gray Snipe

The gray snipe is a migratory bird, found in the United States. It is also known as the brown snipe,…

A Yellow Winged Grasshopper Sparrow perched on a thin branch.

Yellow Winged Grasshopper Sparrow

A Yellow Winged Grasshopper Sparrow perched on a thin branch.