florican

[ flawr-i-kuhn, flohr- ]

noun

1. any of various smaller species of bustards.

Word History and Origins

Origin of florican¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

As the kharchal (Indian buzzard) resembles the tughdaq (great buzzard) so the charz (florican) resembles the tughdiri.

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Altogether they are noble looking birds, and the sportsman is always glad to add as many florican as he can to his bag.

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From the long grass in its vicinity also issue the grating and loud cry of the florican, woodcock, and grouse.

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I "put up" some partridges, among them a young florican, which I shot, much to the astonishment of the Abyssinian.

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In India and Eastern countries the francolin and the florican, and several sorts of duck and plovers, may be added to the list.

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