Mountain quail Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
mountain partridge; Oreortyx picta palmeri.
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(Zoöl.) , the plumed partridge (Oreortyx pictus ) of California. It has two long, slender, plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
