button-quail

Definitions of button-quail

1. noun

   small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
   synonyms: bustard quail, button quail, hemipode

   types:

   Turnix sylvatica, striped button quail

   a variety of button quail having stripes

   type of:

   wader, wading bird

   any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food