caccabis

For the Shinnár (caccabis) or magnificent partridge of Midian as large as a pheasant, see Midian

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

They affect Rims cars, out of the way, heavy rhymes: e.g. here Sakáríj (plur. of Sakrúj, platters, porringers); Tayáhíj (plur. of Tayhúj, the smaller caccabis-partridge); Tabáhíj (Persian Tabahjah, an me et or a stew of meat, onions, eggs, etc.)

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

“Shinnár” is also applied to a partridge, but I am unable to distinguish the species — caccabis, Desert partridge,

The Land of Midian 2003

The head is black, as in the C. melanocephala of Abyssinia, and the legs and feet are red like the smaller “Greek” caccabis that inhabits the Hismá; the male birds have no spurs, and they are but little larger than their mates.

The Land of Midian 2003

Shinnár164 (caccabis), a partridge as large as a pheasant, and flavoured exactly like the emigrant from Phasis.

The Land of Midian 2003

The head is black, as in the C. melanocephala of Abyssinia, and the legs and feet are red like the smaller "Greek" caccabis that inhabits the

The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855

We breakfasted upon the Khuraytah crest; and Mr. Clarke set out to shoot the fine red-legged "Greek" partridges (caccabis) that haunt the hilltops, whilst the rest of us marched with the caravan to the nearest camping-ground.

The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855

For the Shinnár (caccabis) or magnificent partridge of Midian as large as a pheasant, see

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

[EN#6] In Sinai "Shinnár" is also applied to a partridge, but I am unable to distinguish the species -- caccabis, Desert partridge,

The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855

Shinnár [EN#6] (caccabis), a partridge as large as a pheasant, and flavoured exactly like the emigrant from Phasis.

The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855