bobwhite

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They actually are named northern bobwhite, mostly because they never say "Bob White, y'all."

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  1. noun A small North American quail (Colinus virginianus) having brown plumage with white markings.

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  • The bobwhite whistling had attracted a genuine bobwhite which had perched in a tall tree and was calling out insultingly Below the house, not quite a mile away, in the direction of the distant foothills, there was a village. —  116 - The Laugh Of Death
  • Species that could thrive include crappie, catfish, Northern bobwhite and scissored-tail flycatchers. —  tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A
  • SAN MANUEL, Texas - When Mother Nature smiles on quail hunters, South Texas is the Garden of Eden for bobwhite quail. —  www.appeal-democrat.com - News :
  • The habitat also would benefit bobwhite quail, and such migratory birds as the grasshopper sparrow, Henslow sparrow, and upland sandpiper. —  Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories
  • RED BLUFF - There's something timeless about Red Bank Ale & Quail Game Bird Club, with its Southern-style bobwhite quail hunting set against the steep cliffs of Red Bank Creek and vistas of snow-capped Mount Lassen in the distance.
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