francolin

American  

[frang-kuh-lin] / ˈfræŋ kə lɪn /

noun

1. any of numerous Eurasian and African partridges of the genus Francolinus, having sharply spurred legs.

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francolin British  

/ ˈfræŋkəʊlɪn /

noun

1. any African or Asian partridge of the genus Francolinus

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Etymology

Origin of francolin

1585–95; < French < Italian francolino < ?

Example Sentences

I woke up before sunrise to the twitter — “see here, see here” — of a small, reclusive gray francolin.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2011

Hungarian and chukar partridges from Europe and India thrive so well that stocking experiments are being conducted with the black francolin from Pakistan, the red jungle fowl from Kashmir, and the Himalayan snow cock.

From Time Magazine Archive

First, there was very little game indeed, most of that little consisted of birds—wild guinea-fowl, francolin, and a few partridges—and the hunter, though well set up in rifle ammunition, had no shot-gun.

From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram

Of game birds there are: five kinds of francolin, two kinds of knorhaan, sand grouse, quail and crested paauw.

From Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador Supplement to an Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. Before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation in January, 1911 by Wood, William Charles Henry

Still we had some rare sport, the more especially with pigs and francolin.

From Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha by Hobart-Hampden, Augustus Charles