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Gambel's quail
[ gahm-buhls kweyl ]
/ ˈgɑm bəls ˈkweɪl /
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noun
a bluish-gray true quail, Callipepla gambelii, with a distinctive forward-curving plume, or topknot: native to the desert areas of the western U.S., it is often confused with the California quail, but the Gambel’s quail has a somewhat longer topknot and, on the male, a copper-colored cap.
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Origin of Gambel's quail
First recorded in 1850–55; named after William Gambel (1823–49), U.S. ornithologist and botanist
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