game bird
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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
This familiar game bird of the west is about 18 inches in length, brownish above and grayish below, with bars of brownish black both above and below.
From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)
