Bobwhite: alternatives and connections

One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern par…

A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree a…

A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on…

In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.

To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.

tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used…

A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish wh…

tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used…

A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a…

A bird of the family Ampelidae -- so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer (Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic re…

A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note.

The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite.

To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.

A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American r…

A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called w…

burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America

Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North…