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Type Words
Synonyms tinamou
Type of game bird
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Synonyms bobwhite, bobwhite quail
Type of quail
Has types colinus virginianus, northern bobwhite
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Synonyms bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse
Type of grouse
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Type of wildfowl
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Type of phasianid
Has types oreortyx picta palmeri, alectoris ruffa, gray partridge, greek partridge, grey partridge, hungarian partridge, mountain partridge, mountain quail, alectoris graeca, perdix perdix, red-legged partridge, rock partridge

Examples of partridge

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Ask us anything, and we'll see if our partridge in a pear tree knows the answer.
From the delawareonline.com
I bet the Pilgrims ate the two turtle doves AND that partridge in the pear tree.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Here, the partridge legs are removed and finished off along with the mushrooms.
From the independent.co.uk
Kathy Frizell of Arvada counted a chukar partridge as her first-ever game bird.
From the denverpost.com
The partridge is still the cheapest item, at $15, and swans the most expensive.
From the suntimes.com
I tried to get you a partridge in a pear tree, but the squirrels distracted me.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Grey partridge is one of the few birds that can be found in the Cholistan desert.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Partridge was an assistant coach at The Citadel and Lafayette in recent years.
From the washingtontimes.com
Slightly pink is the ideal way to serve partridge or they can be a little dry.
From the independent.co.uk
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  • Flesh of either quail or grouse
  • Tinamou: heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
  • Small Old World gallinaceous game birds
  • Bobwhite: a popular North American game bird; named for its call
  • Ruffed grouse: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
  • Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group.
  • Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris
  • Partridges seen in your dreams, denotes that conditions will be good in your immediate future for the accumulation of property. To ensnare them, signifies that you will be fortunate in expectations. ...
  • Although very common in the Holy Land, the partridge is mentioned only three times in the sacred literature: 1 Samuel 26:20 alludes to chasing it on the mountains; Jeremiah 17:11, to the robbing of its eggs; Sirach 11:32, to the keeping a decoy partridge. ...