| 单词 | massena quail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMassena quail In full Massena partridge, Massena quail. The Montezuma quail, Cyrtonyx montezumae (family Odontophoridae), a plump, short-tailed quail of the southern United States and Mexico. ΚΠ 1852 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1850–51 5 221 Massena Quail, or Partridge,..was not seen before crossing the San Pedro. 1857 Executive Documents U.S. Senate (34th Congress, 1st Sess.) No. 108. 11 On being shot..[the bird] proved to be a male massena. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 4443 I found no Massena Quail about Fort Whipple until a few days before my final departure. 1932 A. C. Bent N. Amer. Gallinaceous Birds 85 The favourite resorts of the Massena Partridge are the rocky ravines or arroyas that head well up in the mountains. 1991 Birder's World Oct. 20/1 It's also known as..Massena Quail, for French Marshall André Masséna;..plus Painted, Crazy, and Squat quail, among others. < as lemmas |
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