swamp quail

noun

1

: a quail (Coturnix ypsilophorus) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that is reddish brown and grayish with V-shaped black bars beneath

2

: a blue-breasted quail (Coturnix chinensis) of southern Asia and Australasia

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