Dictionary
bob•white
Pronunciation: (bob'hwīt', -wīt'), [key]—
n.
any of several American quail of the genus
Colinus, esp.
C. virginianus (northern bobwhite), having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage. See illus. under
quail. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.