quail dove

noun

1. any of several tropical American pigeons of the genera Starnoenas or Geotrygon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quail dove¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

The ruddy quail dove, which eats fruits and seeds, had no population change.

From Seattle Times

The ruddy quail dove, which eats fruits and seeds, had no population change.

From Washington Post

Americans also hunt and eat quail, dove, grouse, woodcock, pheasant and many varieties of ducks.

From Washington Post

Or, hunting deer, boar, bear, quail, dove, duck, goose, snipe, squirrel, possum or raccoon, the Southerner may have between his sights an entire sideboard of culinary delights.

From Time Magazine Archive

He could put them in 69 beds in his big house, and he loved to send them out hunting deer, wild turkey, quail, dove, wild boar and even buffalo.

From Time Magazine Archive