quail
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Next, a little deep-fried quail leg, crisp and savory, like a miniature Southern Colonel’s specialty or Bill Gorton’s riverside treat, paired with a sharp aioli.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Another hunting trip gone awry earned Cheney embarrassing headlines in 2006 when he accidentally shot and wounded a member of the party with a round of birdshot while quail hunting on a Texas ranch.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
Instead, the firm has chosen quail because fewer people know what it is supposed to taste like.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025
Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
Two weeks after treatment only dead quail could be found.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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