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	Common Quail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is from the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
		Upon attaining an age of 6-8 weeks, this quail breeds on open arable farmland and grassland across most of Europe and Asia, laying 6-18 eggs in a ground nest.
		Eggs of the Common Quail were flown onboard the Cosmos 1129 biosatellite.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Common_Quail (281 words)

	Quail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae.
		The New World quails are not closely related, but are named for their similar appearance and behaviour.
		These include Japanese Quail, also commonly known as coturnix quail, which are mostly kept to produce eggs that are sold worldwide.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quail (142 words)

	Bobwhite Quail
		About 80 percent (eight of every 10) of the quail in a fall population are young that were hatched earlier in the same calendar year.
		Lands that are managed for quail should be protected from erosion and made to produce high quality cover and food, especially winter food.
		Quail populations vary somewhat from year to year, depending primarily on reproductive success which is largely determined by spring and summer weather.
	www.pfmt.org /wildlife/somethings/bobwhite.htm (1826 words)

	Quail
		Quail is a collective name for several genera of small birds in the Pheasant family Phasianidae.
		The eggs of the quail are considered a delicacy, and are sometimes used raw in sushi.
		The Common Quail was previously much favoured in French cooking, but quail for the table are now more likely to be domesticated Japanese Quail.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/qu/Quail.html (122 words)

	MP902, Missouri Bobwhite Quail Habitat Appraisal Guide: Assessing Your Farm's Potential for Bobwhites, MU Extension
		Historically, quail populations have increased and declined as a result of natural factors, as well as the land use and management activities of humans.
		Although it is common for individual birds to move further distances during fall and spring, the habitat components necessary for a covey of quail must be met within their home range.
		By applying 50 percent to the optimum bobwhite quail home range size (15 acres) it can be determined that 7.5 acres of the area that provides available sources of food would be needed to optimize the bobwhite's food requirements throughout the year.
	muextension.missouri.edu /explore/miscpubs/mp0902.htm (5822 words)

	Quail Habitat
		Quail are vigorous renesters and under some circumstances may produce three or more nests in a single season.
		While quail use a long breeding season to produce a successful clutch, maintaining quality nesting and brooding habitat throughout the nesting season is important because weather conditions can greatly affect the timing and success of nesting.
		Quail foods present are mostly annual plants, led by ragweed, followed by small partridge peas and crabgrass.
	home.flash.net /~falline/ocrQuail.htm (4179 words)

	Boreal Forests of the World Bird Species - Common Quail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The 95 species of Old World quail are classified in either of two subfamilies, Phasianinae or Perdicinae.
		Quail eat mainly seeds and berries but also take leaves, roots, and some insects.
		Old World quail are smallish plain birds, shorter and stockier than their New World counterparts.
	www.borealforest.org /world/birds/common_quail.htm (118 words)

	Coturnix Quail
		Japanese quails are produced mainly for their eggs and meat.
		Quail belong, along with chickens, pheasants and partridges to the Family Phasianoidea of Order Galliformes of the Class Aves of the Animal Kingdom.
		Between 1910 and 1941, the population of Japanese quail increased rapidly in Japan especially in the Tokyo, Mishima, Nagoya, Gifu and Toyohashi areas.
	www.thatquailplace.com /quail/coturn1.htm (861 words)

	Quail Information
		Quail is the common name for two groups of bird species within the galliform family: the odontophorine quails of the Americas, and a group comprising the smallest members of a Eurasian subfamily.
		The common quail of Europe, the similar Japanese quail of eastern Asia, and the rain quail of southern Asia, are all migratory.
		The northern bobwhite is classified as Colinus virginianus, the California quail as Callipepla californica, Gembel's quail as Callipepla gambelii, and the mountain quail as Oreortyx pictus.
	huntingsociety.org /Quailinfo.html (913 words)

	California Quail
		Common, conspicuous, and unmistakable within its range, the California Quail is a familiar sight amid the semiarid scrublands of the western United States.
		California Quail are year-round residents of the Pacific coast, from Washington state to Baja California.
		California Quail are closely related to Gambel’s Quail, which resides in arid areas of southern California, the southwestern United States, and northern Mexico.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /california_quail_info.htm (499 words)

	The Galliformes
		Quails are often referred to as Old World quails, a reference to their mostly palearctic distribution (Europe, North Africa and Asia) and to distinguish them from the Odontophoridae - often called New World Quails.
		Common quail normally fly north from Africa to Europe to breed, though some may stay in north Africa for their first brood and then fly north for a second brood.
		Quails eat a higher proportion of insects and other invertebrates, are smaller then partridges and have been introduced into North America and New Zealand.
	www.earthlife.net /birds/galliformes.html (1906 words)

	Common Poultry Diseases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		There are many common and important diseases which can affect the respiratory system (air passages, lungs, air sacs) of poultry (see Table 1).
		Quail bronchitis infections are often complicated by concurrent mycoplasma infections.
		Transmission: Botulism is common in wild ducks and is a frequent killer of waterfowl because the organisms multiply in dead fish and decaying vegetation along shorelines.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /PS044 (6774 words)

	Upland game in West Texas
		Gambels quail hens lay 9-15 eggs in a shallow depression in the shade of a shrub or similar vegetation.
		Scaled quail occur throughout the Chihuahuan desert and are the most common quail in the Trans Pecos.
		These quail are considered specialists in that they inhabit high elevation pine-oak woodlands and depend upon underground tubers and bulbs for both their food and their water.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /landwater/land/habitats/trans_pecos/upland_game (572 words)

	Birds » Domesticated Birds » Quail - Common Main Page
		Generally, the Common Quail's plumage is russet brown and males have an anchor pattern at their throats consisting of a vertical dark brown or fl line connecting perpendicularly to a similar horizontal line.
		The legs of Common Quail are flesh colored and their beaks range in color from an olive brown to a lighter yellow brown shade.
		In Western Europe, due to escapees from quail farms, these hybrids may be more common with a detrimental effect on the Common Quail's genetic purity as well as their fertility.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/domestic_birds/dbd4904.html (858 words)

	THE JAPANESE QUAIL a.k.a. COTURNIX
		Quail raised for early maturity and better egg production should be given a 24-hour period of daylight for the first 4 weeks, using an incandescent light bulb.
		USES OF QUAIL: Japanese quail comes under the category of gamebirds, and in different parts of North America, the breast and leg muscles are considered a delicacy.
		Quail eggs can be pickled using standard canning procedures, by adding hot, white vinegar (diluted) salt and pepper and bacon, sausage or hot pepper etc. for flavoring.
	www.feathersite.com /Poultry/Stuff/FeatherFancier/FeathFancQuail.html (1947 words)

	Facts on Bobwhite Quail - Lake Cumberland Game Bird Farm & Hatchery
		Blackhead is an infectious disease of quail caused by a protozoan parasite, Histomonas melegridis.
		Quail bronchitis is a contagious vim1 disease that appears suddenly, spreads rapidly, and is capable of affecting a high percentage of the flock.
		The most common causes of cannibalism are crowding, lack of feed space, lack of water space, lack of heat, too much heat, and the general cannibalistic nature of wild birds placed in confinement.
	www.lakecumberlandgamebirds.com /new_page_3.htm (8459 words)

	Quail: A Common Lisp system for quantitative analysis
		Quail is a quantitative programming environment written in Common Lisp (Steele, 2nd Edition) and is largely object-oriented (based on the CL Object System).
		By accessing the Quail software, it is understood that the user agrees to, and is bound by, the conditions of that agreement.
		Quail licence agreement --- where you are shown the licence agreement and asked to accept or decline the terms.
	www.stats.uwaterloo.ca /Quail (275 words)

	Quail, Birds, Quail, Bird Pictures, Catalog, Encyclopedia
		Most New World quail are brightly marked and crested, and the two sexes are distinct in color.
		The Old World common quail, Coturnix coturnix, domesticated in Japan and other countries, often migrates in dense flocks.
		The sparrow-sized Chinese painted quail, Excalfactoria chinensis, is the smallest known gallinaceous bird--that is, a bird related to the domestic fowl.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/birdsindex.asp?counter=77 (195 words)

	A Taste of Quail
		Quail is both a command line programming environment and a display-oriented environment for carrying out quantitative analysis.
		Quail (and Common Lisp) can be extended by defining new functions, generic functions and methods, and macros.
		In Quail, there are a series of example files which can be used interactively (in Quail) to explore some of the features that Quail has added to Common Lisp.
	www.stats.uwaterloo.ca /Quail/taste.html (601 words)

	Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Other Names: Asian Migratory Quail, Coturnix Quail, Eastern Common Quail, Manchurian Quail; domesticated forms known from a host of names that reflect their coloration or size.
		Subspecies: Sometimes considered a race of Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
		Some of the domesticated forms include Tuxedo in which the overall plumage is dark brown with a white breast or belly; the White, pretty obvious here, all white plumage; Pharoah, Golden Manchurian, British Range, Speckled are some of the forms you will find in captivity.
	www.gbwf.org /quail/coturnixquail.html (376 words)

	Quail (Common Quail)
		Quails are tiny, migratory gamebirds whose breeding population fluctuates wildly in our area.
		Now, in good years which are not very frequent, Quail can be found anywhere suitable for them to breed.
		Recent Quail years have been 1964, 1970, 1884 and 1989 — when there may have been 2,600 calling males in Britain and 90 in Ireland.
	www.birdcare.com /bin/showsonb?quail (114 words)

	Bobwhite Quail Breeding And Marketing
		Thousands of bobwhite quail are produced on game farms to meet the demand from hunting preserves, state government restocking programs, gourmet food outlets, and people that make a hobby of raising quail.
		The name of the bobwhite quail is derived from its delightful call, a sort of ah-bob-white, that registers cheerily upon the ear of game farm keepers or those fortunate enough to hear them in their natural habitat.
		Many large producers find it advantageous to place their quail eggs in flats (similar to those shown at left) which are stored in a thermostatically controlled environment where the temperature remains at about 60º F. (embryonic development can begin at about 76ºF which you definitely want to avoid)!.
	www.gamebird.com /bobwhite.html (774 words)

	Quailing from Quail - National Zoo\| FONZ
		The poison quail tale is like a murder mystery, complete with an enigmatic weapon, an attractive peripatetic killer, and victims who ought to know better.
		Common or European quail (Coturnix coturnix) are charming creatures with mottled russet plumage, short legs, and short tails.
		Quail using the eastern migratory flyway are toxic only during the southern, fall migration, while quail using the western flyway are toxic only during the northern, spring migration.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2001/2/quail.cfm (956 words)

	Upland Game Birds
		The valley quail is by far the most common quail in Oregon.
		The general over-all color is similar to that of the mountain quail, but the topknot on the valley quail goes up and slightly forward with a broad tip as contrasted to the backward sweep and narrow tip of the plume of the mountain quail.
		The bird is the larger of the two native quail and is easily distinguished from it valley relative by the topknot.
	www.dfw.state.or.us /ODFWhtml/springfield/upland.html (2727 words)

	Quail - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Quail, common name for two groups of bird species within the galliform family: the odontophorine quails of the Americas, and a group comprising the...
		California Quail, common name for a species of quail found primarily along the Pacific Coast of the United States.
		bantam, chicken, duck, goose, grouse, guinea fowl, partridge, pheasant, pigeon, quail, turkey, waterfowl, wildfowl, woodcock
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Quail.html (131 words)

	pharaoh quail
		Of Coturnix laying quail, there are several varieties which show distinct color variations and markings.
		In Europe, it has been known as Common quail, European quail and Mediterranean quail.
		While in the USA, early settlers referred to it as German quail, no doubt because German settlers brought it with them.
	www.angelfire.com /va3/superphilbo/pharaoh_quail.htm (180 words)

	WELCOME TO S-E-A-S-O-N-S
		Owl, drongo, minivet, oriole, sunbird, hornbill, bulbul, peacock, flycatcher, woodpecker, bee-eater, kingfisher, mynas, swallow, swift, partridge, quail, sandgrouse, pigeon, doves, parakeet, night jar, roller, barbet, shrike, tree pie, warbler, chat robin etc. are amongst the several birds that visit these forests.
		The other wetland birds are Golden and ringed plover, spotted and common redshank, marsh and green sandpiper, fantail and jack-snipe, turnstone, little slint, dunlin, curlew sandpiper, reff and reeve.
		The common inhabitants of the grasslands also include Partridge, jungle bush quail, grey quail, rain quail and common quail, grey shrike, bay-backed shrike, rufous-backed shrike, back drongo and the common myna.
	www.seasonsindia.com /travel/rajasthan/bird_sea.htm (804 words)

	Quail Hunting Society
		The common quail is classified a s Coturnix coturnix, the Japanese quail as Coturnix coromandelica, and the blue-breasted quail as Coturnix chinensis.
		The odontophorine quails, about 30 species, are larger, stouter birds, different enough from Eurasian quails to have been placed by some authorities in their own family.
		The more common of the three is the Gambel's with the fl forward-curling tassel on top of it's head and the beautiful mask on the cock.
	www.archeryinfo.info /quailhunting.html (1811 words)

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