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florican

American  
[flawr-i-kuhn, flohr-] / ˈflɔr ɪ kən, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

  1. any of various smaller species of bustards.


Etymology

Origin of florican

Origin uncertain

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The exotic menu: black partridge, florican crane, wild boar shashlik, shredded venison curry.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James

Our bag to-day was one tiger, one florican, one mallard, and two widgeon.

From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James

Quail, partridge, and plover rose from the ground in coveys, as my horse cantered through; and an occasional peafowl or florican scudded across the track as I ambled onward.

From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James

There are two sorts, the lesser and the greater, the former also called the bastard florican.

From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James

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