Colinus (Noun)
Meaning
New World quail: the bobwhites.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Colinus genus includes several species of New World quail commonly known as bobwhites.
- Colinus is a group of ground-dwelling birds native to the Americas.
- Colinus species, such as the northern bobwhite, are popular game birds in North America.
- The Colinus genus is part of the family Odontophoridae, which consists of New World quail.
- In the Colinus genus, the scaled quail is one of the most recognizable species due to its distinctive scaly plumage.