partridges

Noun

• flesh of either quail or grouse
• heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
• small Old World gallinaceous game birds
• a popular North American game bird; named for its call
• valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
• plural of partridge

Synonyms

bobwhite, bobwhite quail, Bonasa umbellus, partridge, ruffed grouse, tinamou