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
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 Sterndale, Robert Armitage
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
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
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