New World quail

English

Mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus)

Noun

New World quail (usually uncountable, plural New World quails)

1. Any bird in the New World family Odontophoridae (which also includes the African genus Ptilopachus), resembling but not closely related to the Old World quails (which belong to the family Phasianidae).

   Synonym: odontophorid

   Coordinate term: Old World quail

References

• Odontophoridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Odontophoridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Odontophoridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons