principle noun (IDEA) C1 [ C ] a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works: the principles of the criminal justice system. The country is run on socialist principles. The machine works according to the principle of electromagnetic conduction.
A quail is a ground bird who seldom flies. It prefers to run in ground cover and nests in that same ground cover. It is a smallish bird, generally weighing less than two pounds. 1. a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World. 2. any of several other birds of the genus Coturnix and allied genera. 3. any of various New World gallinaceous game birds of the genus Colinus and allied genera, esp. the bobwhite. A quail is a ground bird who seldom flies. It prefers to run in ground cover and nests in that same ground cover. It is a smallish bird, generally weighing less than two pounds. 1. a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, <i>Coturnix coturnix,</i> of the Old World. 2. any of several other birds of the genus <i>Coturnix</i> and allied genera.
California designated the California quail (Callipepla Californicus) as official state bird in 1931. All State Birds Known for their hardiness and adaptability, the native California quail is a plump bird, smaller than a pigeon, with a distinctive black plume on its head and a black bib with a white stripe under its beak.