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Definition of Migratory quail
1. Noun. The typical Old World quail.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Migratory Quail
Literary usage of Migratory quail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Forest and Stream" Bird Notes: An Index and Summary of All the by Harry B. Bailey (1881)
"D. x., 26, 503—Carolina Rail taken at sea, 350 miles from land. t verts, MG
ix., 18, 345—A letter giving full account of the migratory quail at Rutland, ..."
2. Picturesque Quebec: A Sequel to Quebec Past and Present by James MacPherson Le Moine (1882)
"Large numbers of migratory quail have been imported for the State of Maine, 2500
birds were turned loose in 1880, in all about 10000 quails have been ..."
3. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"The migratory quail* has been constantly confused with two more or less resident
... The migratory quail also inter-breeds freely with the chestnut-throated ..."
4. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1893)
"... and by having the throat of the male bright rufous-chestnut with a black
anchor-shaped mark down the middle. In Japan and China the migratory Quail (C. ..."
5. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Pennsylvania Ornithologist, Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"... have been made to introduce to Pennsylvania, with a view to naturalization,
the Prairie Hen, the European or migratory quail (Coturnix coturnix, Linn. ..."
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