BOBWHITE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'bâb'wIt
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a popular North American game bird; named for its call

	Synonyms:	bobwhite quail, partridge

	See Also:	Colinus, Colinus virginianus, genus Colinus, northern bobwhite, quail

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bob"white`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The common quail of North America ({Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus}); -- so called from its note.