but·ton·quail

(bŭt′n-kwāl′)

Any of various small Old World birds of the family Turnicidae that resemble quails but are not closely related to them.

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Seussian habitat, composed of plants listing at odd angles in search of light, is home to seemingly incongruous species like pumpkin-orange freshwater crabs, stardingly electric blue earthworms, and a variety of birds such as the mountain white-eye and barred buttonquail that somehow manage to stay well hidden despite the lack of cover.

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Hildred Buttonquail has left Rudy Idolice's carnival to track down her father, who was also incarcerated in the asylum.

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The Worcester's Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines.

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