florican
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of florican
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The exotic menu: black partridge, florican crane, wild boar shashlik, shredded venison curry.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the long grass in its vicinity also issue the grating and loud cry of the florican, woodcock, and grouse.
From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
It also catches such birds as pea-fowl, florican, cranes, &c., frequently springing at them from the ground as they fly over.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
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 James Inglis
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 James Inglis
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