coturnix

[ kuh-tur-niks ]

/ kəˈtɜr nɪks /

any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, especially C. japonica (Japanese quail), widely used as a laboratory animal.

Origin of coturnix

1758; < New Latin; Latin cōturnix, coturnix quail

The only common ones that I can call to mind are the wagtails, the pipits, and the quail (Coturnix communis).

Birds of the Plains |Douglas Dewar
"Coturnix novaezealandiae" retained as printed, but the correct spelling is "novaezelandiae" as printed in the species heading.

Extinct Birds |Walter Rothschild
The Coturnix vulgaris, a gallinaceous bird, allied to the partridge, but of smaller size.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
In July the black-breasted or rain-quail (Coturnix coromandelica) is plentiful in India.

A Bird Calendar for Northern India |Douglas Dewar

The Coturnix is closely allied to the Quail; the only physical distinction between them is the absence of the back toe.

Reptiles and Birds |Louis Figuier