painted quail

painted quail
noun
1. : either of two small bright-plumaged quails:
a. : an African quail (Coturnix adansonii) — called also blue quail
b. : an Asiatic and Australasian quail (C. chinensis) — called also blue-breasted quail
2. Australia : a button quail (Turnix varia)

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