bobwhites

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of bobwhite.
  bobwhite

  noun

  any of several true quails of the genus Colinus, family Odontophoridae, including C. virginianus northern bobwhite, distributed through much of the Americas, having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage: the bobwhite gets its name from its whistling call, which sweeps upward in pitch as an easily discernible “bob-white.”

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Grassland birds have declined by 53% since 1970—a loss of 700 million adults in the 31 species studied, including meadowlarks and northern bobwhites.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 19, 2019

But at the same time, farming practices and residential development replaced habitat where bobwhites once thrived.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2015

It’s not just bobwhites that lost habitat, Cecil said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2015

To keep the tradition going, Webb and Allen have worked relentlessly to bring bobwhites back to The Webb Farm in Ellerbe, N.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

A moment later, she saw movement in the bushes, but it was only a small covey of bobwhites startled from their roost.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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