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	AllRefer.com - quail (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		There are three subfamilies in the quail family: the New World quails; the Old World quails and partridges; and the true pheasants and seafowls.
		The Old World quail has never been naturalized in America; in the central and S United States the bobwhite, Colinus virginianus, is commonly called quail (or partridge).
		The helmet and plumed quails, named for their crests, the Gambel's quail, and the valley and scaled quails are all western birds.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Q/quail.html (282 words)

	Quail Lodge
		The New World quails are not closely related, but are named for their similar appearance and behaviour.
		The eggs of the quail are considered a delicacy, and are sometimes used raw in sushi.
		Quail primarily inhabit areas of early successional growth dominated by various species of pine, hardwood, woody, and herbaceous growth.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/161/quail-lodge.html (1140 words)

	Quail
		Quail in general are plump birds, rather poor fliers, that spend almost all their time on the ground.
		Quail are terrestrial birds with short round wings, stout legs with four toes (hind toe is elevated and does not come into contact with the ground), and short, conical bills.
		Gambel’s Quail occur in mesquite habitat, desert scrub, thorn thickets, and riparian areas; often are found in habitats with water nearby.
	www.desertmuseum.org /books/nhsd_quail.html (691 words)

	Bird Families of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Groups included are (1) New World quail, small and compact, short stout bill with short, very curved culmen and serrated or toothed mandibular tomium, nostrils bare, hallux elevated, no tarsal spur, tarsal scutellation: single row of broad transverse scutes on front, on the back 2 or more row of long scutes and also small scales.
		Nearly half the species are brood parasites (54 in the Old World, 3 in the New World), and brood parasitism evolved twice in the Old World Cuculinae and once in the New World Neomorphinae cuckoos.
		New World finfoot ("sungrebe") male has pockets of skin on flanks under his wing, carries an altricial hatchling (naked, blind) in each pocket.
	www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu /birds/Bird_Families_of_the_World.html (11475 words)

	The Trevey - A Unit of Lasting Forests
		Feeding habits of the quail in Virginia and the Southeast (from Massey 1938:785; graphs: top-to-bottom 1 to 7).
		For maximum harvest by the hunter, the quail season should be open as soon as a large proportion of the birds (80 percent) are of "unsatisfactory" weight (acceptable to the hunter).
		The highest mortality of quail was evident in the winters with the highest rainfall (81 percent mortality).
	fwie.fw.vt.edu /rhgiles/Trevey/QuailSystem.htm (7889 words)

	Partridge Recipes
		The best-known quail in the United States is called bobwhite in the North and partridge in the South.
		Two kinds of Old World partridge that were introduced in the Northwest and Middle West are the blue-gray European, or Hungarian, partridge of Central Europe and the chukar partridge of India.
		The scientific name of the bobwhite is Colinus virginianus; of the scaled quail, Callipepla squamata; of the California and valley quail, Lophortyx californicus; of the Gambel's quail, Lophortyx gambelii; of the mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus; of the Hungarian, or European, partridge, Perdix perdix; and of the chukar partridge, Alectoris chukar.
	ushotstuff.com /wg/PartridgeSmp.htm (842 words)

	Headquarters West Ltd.; Flying Diamond Ranch
		The 95 species of Old World quail are classified in either of two subfamilies, Phasianinae or Perdicinae.
		The mountain, or plumed, quail (Oreortyx pictus), gray and reddish with long straight plume, is perhaps the largest New World quail, weighing as much as 0.5 kg (about 1 pound).
		The tree quail, or long-tailed partridge (Dendrortyx macroura), of Mexico, is a 33-centimetre (13-inch) bird of almost grouselike proportions.
	www.headquarterswest.com /wildlife/quail.html (366 words)

	Quail, Birds, Quail, Bird Pictures, Catalog, Encyclopedia
		Date : 12/28/2006 Time : 5:25:27 PM The name quail designates birds belonging to two divisions of the pheasant family, Phasianidae: the New World quail, subfamily Odontophorinae; and the Old World quail, subfamily Phasianinae, which also includes partridges.
		Most New World quail are brightly marked and crested, and the two sexes are distinct in color.
		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)

	Quail Ridge Reserve - Mammals Rodents
		They are not prevalent at Quail Ridge, but if found they can be distinguished from other rodents by their small size, naked (hairless) and scaly tail, and a pungent smell.
		To date neither of these species have been documented at Quail Ridge, but it seems inevitable that one of them (most likely the fl rat) will arrive; they should be eradicated on sight, as they are prolific breeders, voracious nest predators, and strong competitors to native rats and mice.
		The smallest sigmodontine rodent at Quail Ridge is the western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis).
	nrs.ucdavis.edu /quail/Natural/mammals_rodentia.htm (1275 words)

	Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
		Mountain Quail are known to have declined precipitously in Idaho since 1938 (Brennan 1990 in Gutierrez and Delehanty 1999) and have declined elsewhere in the intermountain west (Brennan 1994; Vogel and Reese 1995 in Gutierrez and Delehanty 1999).
		Mountain Quail forage in shrub and forest communities under the canopy and at the edge of shrub or tree cover; average distance from protective cover when foraging was 1.5 meters in central coastal California (Gutierrez 1977 in Gutierrez and Delehanty 1999, Gutierrez 1980).
		In a sample of 18 coveys of Mountain Quail in Joshua Tree National Monument, the average covey size was 9 with a range of 3 to 20 (Miller and Stebbins 1964).
	www.prbo.org /calpif/htmldocs/species/scrub/mountain_quail.htm (3691 words)

	Biogeography of California quail (Callipepla californica)
		California quail are part of a group of quail found only in the Americas called the New World quails.
		Like California quail, Mountain quail occur widely throughout California, from northern Baja California to Oregon, but the two species are geographically isolated for most of the year throughout their range.
		According to Johnsgard (1988) “with over two million California quail harvested each year by hunters in the United States, the population status of this species is clearly excellent, and does not warrant special attention.” However, while the species is widespread and common, their populations have dwindled since 1960 (del Hoyo 1994).
	bss.sfsu.edu /holzman/courses/Fall00Projects/Quail.html (2897 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for quail
		Also called a hemipode, it resembles a true quail in appearance and way of life but is more closely related to sandgrouse and pigeons.
		To escape Zeus' amorous advances, she turned into a quail, jumped into the sea, and became the isle of Ortygia (quail island).
		The true partridges of the Old World are members of the pheasant family (Phasianidae); the common European or Hungarian species has been successfully introduced in parts of North America.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=quail (650 words)

	SR.com: Cute, yet stylish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		There are five other species of New World quail in the United States, and several of these may be seen or heard in Kootenai County as barnyard or escaped birds.
		The quail species of the Eastern United States was not named "Eastern quail" or "West Virginia quail." It was named "bobwhite" because that's what it calls itself – similar to the situation of the chickadee and the saw-whet owl.
		Quail males are also unique in lacking the spur that other galliformes use in fighting, and quail are much better fliers.
	www.spokesmanreview.com /tools/story_pf.asp?ID=58376 (1461 words)

	gbwf.org, Quail - Aviculture and Conservation
		The smallest of galliformes, quail are found throughout the world in a variety of habitats.
		New World Quail differ from the Old World birds in having a serrated lower mandible and lack tarsal spurs.
		Many quail species are popular avicultural subjects and their small size makes them ideal for those with limited space.
	www.gbwf.org /quail/index.html (575 words)

	Birding Column: California-Quail Close Encounter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The taxonomic classification of California quail is unclear; some authorities classify them and some other quail species in their own family (Odontophoridae), others continue to classify them as subspecies in the Phasianidae family.
		New world quail species remain on their ranges year-round, where courting, breeding, and nesting occur.
		New world quail forage through their ranges by pecking and scratching the ground among the vegetation and soil.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/01/0106_040106_birdmanquail.html (1192 words)

	Bird families (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		New World finfoot ("sungrebe") male has pockets of skin on flanks under his wing, carries an altricial hatchling (naked, blind) in each.
		Passerida, Passeroidea: finches and New World nine-primaried oscines
		Family and group limits are not well known (see Emberizidae and Parulidae), here tanagers include the New World honey-creepers "Coerebidae" on the basis of DNA-DNA hybridization data, and by the pinnate-palmate jaw muscle fibers not indicating family relationships (both occur in New World orioles Icterus).
	www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu /birds/birddivresources/families.html (9999 words)

	Team Habitat habitat information
		THE MAJOR GOAL of modern quail management is the offsetting of the adverse long-term trends by injecting into the farming economy (1) a desire for bobwhite quail, (2) an economic incentive to develop quail management as a worthwhile operation, and (3) the application of management that will maintain the birds on the land.
		Quail management goals are to hold the density between the two to 12 acres per bird figure.
		Quail become most abundant where ample food sources are well distributed in a combination of cropland, woodland, grassland and waste or brush land cover.
	www.sjrcd.org /th/habitatbook.htm (9098 words)

	Mexican Wild Game - Duck and Quail. By Karen Hursh Graber - Food Editor for Access Mexico Connect - The Electronic ...
		While duck seems to have taken a back seat to the esteemed turkey before the arrival of Europeans in the New World, it was nevertheless consumed in many ways and was even reported, by Francisco de Xerez, to have been dried and used as a seasoning powder for soups and stews.
		Also favored by hunters coming to Mexico are quail, which belong to the family of odontophoridae, or New World quail (as opposed to the phasianidae family of Old World quail, more like pheasant.) The northeastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and the western Mexican banded quail (Phylortix fasciatus) are among the most popular with hunters.
		Quail were favored by the pre-Hispanic people as well, both as food and as sacrificial offerings to Chicomecóatl - "Seven Snakes" - the Aztec goddess of nourishment and corn.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/recipes/puebla/kg1105.html (862 words)

	quail — FactMonster.com
		The Old World quail has never been naturalized in America; in the central and S United States the
		bustard quail - bustard quail or button quail,any of the small ground-running Old World birds of the family...
		Quail - Quail A bird, said to be very salacious, hence a prostitute or courtesan.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0840711.html (249 words)

	New World quail
		The New World quails are small dumpy birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits.
		The American species are in their own family Odontophoridae, whereas the Old World birds are in the pheasant family Phasianidae.
		This group is related to other members of the gamebird family thus.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/od/Odontophoridae.html (70 words)

	FFA'ers quail depredation project soars to state win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The duo became interested in quail habitat a few years ago, and that interest developed into their first-place-win project.
		Predators to the quail eggs come in the form of coyotes, raccoons, skunks, possums, and snakes.
		Gardner said the most common predator are raccoons, but depending on whether the region is upland or bottomland, each have their own "most common" predators.
	www.countryworldnews.com /Editorial/ETX/2003/et0918ffa.htm (737 words)

	Mearns Quail
		One of the most sought after quail in North America is the Mearns quail.
		Mearns are the most unusual of the New World quail.
		Their heads are extra large, and their eyes are big and compelling when they give you their famous 'melt your heart stare'.
	www.thatquailplace.com /quail/mearns.htm (304 words)

	Button Quail, Coturnix and Pharoah Quail from Stromberg's. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Quails belong to the family Phasiandae, which also includes the pheasants and partridges.
		Quails are further divided into New World and Old World Quail subfamilies, with the Japanese Coturnix (Coturnix japonica) and the Chinese Painted Quail (Coturnix chinesis) being members of the Old World group.
		Japanese and Chinese Painted Quail are ideal aviary inhabitants.
	www.strombergschickens.com /stock/button_quail.htm (543 words)

	Science and Politics
		It is also the only species of quail that is intensely bred in captivity, primarily for release for hunting (the tiny Button Quail is bred as a house pet and the Japanese quail is bred for meat and eggs, as well as a laboratory animal).
		Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) is an Animal, a Chordate, a Vertebrate and a Bird.
		Japanese quail is the animal I use in my laboratory research.
	sciencepolitics.blogspot.com /2006/02/quail.html (559 words)

	BirdWeb - Browse Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The tube-nosed seabirds, as this group is sometimes called, spend much of their life on the high seas out of sight of land, gleaning food from the water's surface.
		The New World vultures were formerly classified with the hawks, but genetic studies have shown that they belong in this group.
		Swifts are found over much of the world, but hummingbirds are found only in the Americas.
	www.birdweb.org /birdweb/browse_birds.aspx (1213 words)

	NPWRC :: Bird Checklists of the United States
		The Checklist of the Birds of New York State (1996) followed the 6th Edition of the AOU Check-list of North American Birds (1983) and the subsequent 35th through 40th Supplements.
		In the Family Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice), the genus Parus has been replaced by the genus Poecile in the case of both Black-capped and Boreal chickadee, and by the genus Baeolophus in the case of Tufted Titmouse.
		In the Family Emberizidae (New World Sparrows), the genus Zonotrichia has been rearranged and the sequence is now: White-throated, Harris's, White-crowned, Golden-crowned.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/chekbird/r5/info2.htm (744 words)

	The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior - References (New World Quail)
		CAMPBELL, H. An evaluation of gallinaceous guzzlers for quail in New Mexico.
		FLETCHER, R. Effects of vitamin A deficiency on the pituitary-gonad axis of the California quail, Lophortyx californicus.
		Distribution status of the mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) in Washington.
	www.sibleyguides.com /birdlife_references_quails.htm (577 words)

	Other projects - Gutierrez (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I have worked on New World quail, doves, and pigeons for 3 decades.
		Most of my past research has been on Mountain and California Quail, their ecology, management, and evolution.
		The ultimate goals of long term studies are to understand the mechanisms in habitat selection.
	www.cnr.umn.edu /fwcb/research/Owls/OtherProjects_RJGutierrez.htm (200 words)

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