Definition: Common name for two distinct groups of BIRDS in the order GALLIFORMES: the New World or American quails of the family Odontophoridae and the Old World quails in the genus COTURNIX, family Phasianidae.
GEN or unspecified; prefer COLINUS & COTURNIX; note JAPANESE QUAIL see COTURNIX; diseases: coord IM with BIRD DISEASES (IM)
ExamplesColinus; Coturnix