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Definition of Genus coturnix

1. Noun. Old World quail.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Coturnix

Literary usage of Genus coturnix

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"... in shape pointed ovals; uniform pale olive-brown in colour. Average measurements, 1-4 by 1-1 inch. THE QUAILS. genus coturnix. ..."

2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The Genus Perdix comprises the Gray Partridge, P. cinerea, of Europe, which is about twelve inches long. The genus coturnix includes the Common European ..."

3. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1844)
"From these and other minor differences, ornithologists have arranged the quails under a distinct genus ( Coturnix) ; and as the species inhabiting the old ..."

4. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"... in shape pointed ovals; uniform pale olive-brown in colour. Average measurements, 1-4 by 1-1 inch. THE QUAILS. genus coturnix. ..."

5. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The Genus Perdix comprises the Gray Partridge, P. cinerea, of Europe, which is about twelve inches long. The genus coturnix includes the Common European ..."

6. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1844)
"From these and other minor differences, ornithologists have arranged the quails under a distinct genus ( Coturnix) ; and as the species inhabiting the old ..."

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