bobwhite
noun
bob·white
ˈbäb-ˈ(h)wīt 
: any of a genus (Colinus) of New World quail
especially
: a popular game bird (C. virginianus) of eastern and central North America having mottled chiefly reddish-brown plumage
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After several years in which the state followed the national trend of alarming drops in harvest totals and hunter numbers, near-ideal weather and nesting conditions brought the bobwhites back … at least for the time being.
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Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Now, the governor is trying to bring back the northern bobwhite, also known simply as quail, to the Mountain State by reintroducing 21,000 of them this year in the state’s biggest repopulation campaign to date.
—Kris Maher, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2022
Craig is sure enough a bird dog man, and has hunted everything from grouse in Utah to ducks in Arkansas to wild bobwhite quail here in Georgia.
—Durrell Smith, Outdoor Life, 29 Dec. 2020
The current efforts not only will result in the return of the bobwhite, but also will aid songbirds and pollinators.
—Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2020
But eventually Ruger flushed a poor-flying bobwhite and my friend managed to get off a quick shot.
—Durrell Smith, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2020
My favorite, a portrait of a Brittany with a bobwhite in her mouth, is missing.
—Natalie Krebs, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2020
The efforts of hunters haven’t been enough to slow the decline, and in many places there are no longer enough northern bobwhites to hunt.
—Jordan Sillars, National Review, 23 Nov. 2019
Speaking of quail, bobwhites and pheasants often inhabit the same areas.
—Jarrod Spilger, Field & Stream, 23 Dec. 2019
Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Now, the governor is trying to bring back the northern bobwhite, also known simply as quail, to the Mountain State by reintroducing 21,000 of them this year in the state’s biggest repopulation campaign to date.
—Kris Maher, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2022
Craig is sure enough a bird dog man, and has hunted everything from grouse in Utah to ducks in Arkansas to wild bobwhite quail here in Georgia.
—Durrell Smith, Outdoor Life, 29 Dec. 2020
The current efforts not only will result in the return of the bobwhite, but also will aid songbirds and pollinators.
—Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2020
But eventually Ruger flushed a poor-flying bobwhite and my friend managed to get off a quick shot.
—Durrell Smith, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2020
My favorite, a portrait of a Brittany with a bobwhite in her mouth, is missing.
—Natalie Krebs, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2020
The efforts of hunters haven’t been enough to slow the decline, and in many places there are no longer enough northern bobwhites to hunt.
—Jordan Sillars, National Review, 23 Nov. 2019
Speaking of quail, bobwhites and pheasants often inhabit the same areas.
—Jarrod Spilger, Field & Stream, 23 Dec. 2019
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bobwhite
noun
bob·white
(ˈ)bäb-ˈhwīt
-ˈwīt
: any of several American quails
especially
: a gray, white, and reddish game bird of the eastern and central U.S.
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