partridge

(noun) flesh of either quail or grouse.

(noun) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds. Synonyms: tinamou.

(noun) small Old World gallinaceous game birds.

(noun) a popular North American game bird; named for its call. Synonyms: bobwhite, bobwhite quail.

(noun) valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada. Synonyms: ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus.