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.
Quails are prolific egg layers and lay tiny speckled eggs that are the size of an olive. Quail's eggs are a delicacy in some countries. They are much richer in flavour due to the higher yolk to white ratio and have a strong, gamey flavour unlike chicken eggs. They are rich in vitamin D and high in antioxidants.hey are smaller and flightier than Japanese quail. They produce smaller eggs too. Their lifespan is three to five years. Hens have a slightly shorter lifespan as it depends on how many eggs she has laid in her lifetime and if the required nutrients such as calcium were readily available.