game bird
Example Sentences
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They were caught using cage-type traps baited with venison and quail, a small game bird.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Other authors on the paper include Lisa Williams, wildlife biologist; Kenneth Duren, game bird section supervisor; and Reina Tyl, wildlife biologist, all at the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
It started when Sir Hugh Beaver, then managing director of the Guinness Brewery, was invited to go game bird hunting in Ireland.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
The prosecution originally charged him with three counts, but the third count — leaving a game bird in his possession to go to waste through carelessness and neglect — was dismissed, according to court documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
The quail iz a game bird, about one size bigger than the robin, and so sudden that they hum when they fly.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
