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Widespread Palearctic region; e and s Africa.Trusted
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中国传统文化中的吉祥动物(Lucky Animal in Chinese Tradition)
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Birds observed in the Azores
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中国传统文化中的动物(Animal in Chinese Tradition)
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鹌鹑为鹑类雷鸟科动物，是一种很不起眼的小鸟。《花镜》云：“鹌鹑一名罗鹑，一名早秋，田泽小鸟也。头小尾秃，羽多苍黄色。无斑者为鹌，有斑者为鹑。……夜则群飞，昼则草伏，有常匹而无常居，随地而安，故又名鹌鹑。”鹌鹑的特点之一是随地而安，故“鹑居”指居无定所。又，俗语谓“秃尾巴鹌鹑”，鹌鹑尾秃，衣服破旧褴缕称鹑衣、鹑服，或形容为鹑衣百结。杜甫诗云：“乌云重重缚，鹑衣寸寸针。”王骆宾诗有：“鹑服常悲碎，蜗庐未卜安。”民间又有俗谚云：“鹌鹑、戏子、猴，不可交朋友。” 就其资质来说，鹌鹑几乎无一可取。它的吉祥意义只因鹌鹑与“安”的谐音而成。清代瓷画中有鹌鹑栖落叶之上的纹图，以“鹌”谐“安”，......
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Impossible to know if these are Coturnix coturnix. Some viewers object to seeing them in preparation.
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Impossible to know if these are really Coturnix coturnix. Some viewers object to seeing cooking.
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Cyndy Parr commented on an older version of File:Quails browning in pan.jpg:
Impossible to know if these are really Coturnix coturnix. Some viewers object to seeing cooking.
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