Quail
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- Coturnix require a feed containing 21% to 25% protein (chicks require an even higher percentage). Such levels can be found in commercial turkey starter and game bird starter, but if.
- These quail include Scaled quail, Gambel’s quail, Northern bobwhite, and Montezuma quail. Quail are a relatively short-lived species relying on high productivity over a short period of time. Maximizing production is key to maintaining quail populations. Annual precipitation has a significant influence on quail abundance.
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Looking for berries and seeds to eat, a group of California quail struts down a dirt road. The floppy black feathers that stick out of their heads quiver as they go. These birds chirp to each other during their search; it sounds like they’re saying, “chi-ca-go, chi-ca-go.” The animals will continue foraging for food throughout the day—meaning this lively bird parade will continue for a while longer.
WHERE THEY LIVE
California quail live mostly on the West Coast of the United States. They tend to hang out in open woodlands, near streams, and in parks. The California quail is the state bird of, well, California!
WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE
These birds have a cluster of overlapping feathers on top of their small heads that curl into a U shape. They have short necks; wide wings; and a long, square tail. Their round bellies are covered with gray, white, and rust-colored feathers. Female California quail have brown heads. The males’ heads are black with white stripes.
WHAT THEY EAT
They mainly eat seeds, berries, and flowers. The animals also chow down snails and small insects like caterpillars, beetles, and millipedes.
WHAT EATS THEM
Bobcats, coyotes, squirrels, great horned owls, skunks, snakes, and sometimes domestic cats hunt California quail.
HOW THEY BEHAVE
California quail spend most of their time on the ground, though they’ll burst into flight to avoid predators. They travel in small groups called coveys until spring when they pair off for breeding season. Females lay white eggs with brown markings. Some nests have as many as 28 eggs, because females “egg dump,” which means they lay eggs in other bird’s nests.
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quail
lose heart or courage; recoil; flinch; cower: quail in the face of dangerQuail Ridge Golf Course
Not to be confused with:
quake – shake or tremble; shudder: quake with fear of the monster
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quail 1
(kwāl)n.pl.quail or quails1. Any of various primarily ground-dwelling birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. Also called coturnix.
2. Any of various similar or related birds of the Americas, such as the bobwhite or the California quail.
[Middle English quaile, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *quaccula (attested in Medieval Latin as quaccola), of imitative origin.]
quail 2
(kwāl)intr.v.quailed, quail·ing, quails
[Middle English quailen, to give way, probably from Middle Dutch quelen, to suffer, be ill; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
quail
(kweɪl) n, plquailsorquail1. (Animals) any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants)
2. (Animals) any of various similar and related American birds, such as the bobwhite
[C14: from Old French quaille, from Medieval Latin quaccula, probably of imitative origin]
quail
(kweɪl)vb
[C15: perhaps from Old French quailler, from Latin coāgulāre to curdle]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
quail1
(kweɪl)n., pl. quails, (esp. collectively)
quail. 1. any of various small, plump New World gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Odontophorinae, of the pheasant family, as the bobwhite.
2. any of various similar Old World gallinaceous birds of the genus Coturnix, esp. C. coturnix, of Eurasia.
[1300–50; Middle English quaille < Old French < Germanic]
quail2
(kweɪl)v.i.
to lose courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
syn: See wince.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
quail
Past participle: quailed
Gerund: quailing
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| I have quailed |
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| I was quailing |
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| I had quailed |
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| I will have quailed |
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| I will be quailing |
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | quail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised quail - small gallinaceous game birds game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food |
| 2. | quail - small gallinaceous game birds phasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge - a popular North American game bird; named for its call Old World quail - small game bird with a rounded body and small tail California quail, Lofortyx californicus - plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon quail - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised bevy - a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); 'we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks' | |
| Verb | 1. | quail - draw back, as with fear or pain; 'she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf' cringe, flinch, funk, recoil, wince, shrink, squinch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; 'He moved his hand slightly to the right' shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
quail
1verbshrink, cringe, flinch, shake, faint, tremble, quake, shudder, falter, droop, blanch, recoil, cower, blench, have cold feet(informal)The very word makes many of us quail.
quail
2Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
quail
verb
To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust:blench, cringe, flinch, recoil, shrink, shy, start, wince.
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quail
1[kweɪl]N (quail or quails (pl)) (= bird) → codornizfquail
2[kweɪl]VI (= cower) → temblar (at ante) her heart quailed → se le encogió el corazónCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
quail
[ˈkweɪl]vi (= feel afraid) → trembler
to quail at sth → trembler à qch
I quailed at the prospect of confronting him head-on → Je tremblais à l'idée de l'affronter directement.
to quail at sth → trembler à qch
I quailed at the prospect of confronting him head-on → Je tremblais à l'idée de l'affronter directement.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
quail
1vi → (vor Angst) zitternorbeben (→ before vor+dat)
quail
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
quail
1[kweɪl]n (bird) → quagliaquail
2[kweɪl]vi (flinch) to quail at or before →Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
quail
(kweil) verb to draw back in fear; to shudder. The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice. terugdeins, sidder سُماني، سَلْوى свивам се encolher-se třást se, couvat verzagen vige tilbage δειλιάζω, τρέμω από φόβο acobardarse, amedrentarse vabisema جا خوردن؛ خود را باختن vapista reculerשליו हिम्मत हारना ustuknuti borzad gemetar guggna, hörfa undan tremare ひるむ 움츠리다 krūptelėti drebēt (aiz bailēm) berasa kecut terugschrikkenvike tilbake; skjelve av skrekk wzdrygnąć/cofnąć się (ze strachu) بڼه (لويه بڼكه)،شهپر،دپروقلم،دشكاڼه غشي encolher-se a tremura (în faţa) трусить triasť sa ustrašiti se ustuknuti bäva, skälva เสียขวัญ korkup geri çekilmek, sinmek 畏縮，發抖 похитнутися; спасувати خوف زدہ ہونا run sợ 畏缩，胆怯
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
quail
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