Noun: bustard quail bús-tu(r)d kweyl
- Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
"The bustard quail scurried through the tall grass, barely visible";
- button quail, button-quail, hemipode
Derived forms: bustard quails
Type of: wader, wading bird
Part of: genus Turnix, Turnix
Encyclopedia: Bustard quail