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T Sykesii
Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica). 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak. Bustard quail (Zo["o]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as T. taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (T. ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zo["o]l.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as T. Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zo["o]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zo["o]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]

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- sykesii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. This species occurs in the Gulf of Oman. Veprecula sykesii (Melvill...
- Geniostoma sykesii (also known as Ange, or Makatea Geniostoma) is a species of flowering plant in the family Loganiaceae, endemic to the islands of Mangaia...
- lysistemon and Erythrina caffra. All species except the sterile hybrids E. × sykesii and E. × bidwillii have legume-type fruit, sometimes called pods, containing...
- Teleopsis sykesii is the type species of the genus Teleopsis of stalk-e**** flies in the family Diopsidae, and was described from India. This species is...
- Xyletobius sykesii sykesii Perkins, 1910 "Xyletobius sykesii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-08-31. "Xyletobius sykesii". GBIF...
- Eulaliopsis sykesii is a perennial plant belonging to the gr**** family. It is found in Nepal and the Eastern Himalayas. It was first scientifically described...
- Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 27 May 2021. "Urtica sykesii". Retrieved 14 May 2017. Low, Tim (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia...
- makatea are covered in scrub, including pand**** and the endemic Geniostoma sykesii. The Puna (swampy lowlands) contain the island's most fertile soils, and...
- fanshawei J.B.Gillett Indigofera glandulosa Wendl. var. glandulosa Wendl. var. sykesii Baker Indigofera glaucescens Eckl. & Zeyh. Indigofera guaranitica H****l...
- Laudakia tuberculata (Kashmir rock agama or tuberculated agama) is a species of agamid lizard found in northern ****stan, northern India (W Himalaya, Kashmir...