bob-white
Small American quail
A bob-white is a small North American quail, named for its distinctive whistled call that sounds like "bob-white." The birds are brown and mottled, common in grasslands and open woodlands.
Hunters prize them as game birds.
Also spelled bobwhite.
Flinch from fear
- coveySmall bird gathering
- gamebirdFowl hunted for sport
- partridgeGround-dwelling game bird
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
roost · chick · fledgling · hen · cock · feathers · wingspan · beak
Fowl hunted for sport
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- pointerReference to memory location
- setterOne who establishes
- flushSame suit, five cards
season · decoy · sportsman · retriever · preserve · hunter · shooting · conservation
Shrill air-blown sounder
- songMusical piece with words
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
melodic · recognition · territorial · dawn · chorus · response · mimic · audible
quail
Flinch from fear
plumage · roost · chick · fledgling · hen · cock · feathers · wingspan · beak · upland
gamebird
Fowl hunted for sport
flush · season · decoy · sportsman · retriever · preserve · hunter · shooting · conservation · stocking
whistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
- songMusical piece with words
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
distinctive · melodic · recognition · territorial · dawn · chorus · response · mimic · audible · echo
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
hedgerow · thicket · farmland · prairie · pasture · underbrush · scrub · southeastern · cover · agricultural