Oreortyx
         n 1: mountain quail of western United States [syn: {Oreortyx},
               {genus Oreortyx}]

English Dictionary: Oreortyx	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oreortyx picta palmeri n California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail Synonym(s): mountain quail, mountain partridge, Oreortyx picta palmeri
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ore \Ore\, n. [AS. [amac]ra; cf. [be]r brass, bronze, akin to       OHG. [emac]r, G. ehern brazen, Icel. eir brass, Goth. ais, L.       aes, Skr. ayas iron. [root]210. Cf. {Ora}, {Era}.]       1. The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined,             as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc.             Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen,             sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).          2. (Mining) A native metal or its compound with the rock in             which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw             out what is worthless.          3. Metal; as, the liquid ore. [R.] --Milton.          {Ore hearth}, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is             reduced; -- also called {Scotch hearth}. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mountain \Moun"tain\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or             living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;             among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;             mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.          2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.                         The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.          {Mountain antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the goral.          {Mountain ash} (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus             (Sorbus) Americana}, producing beautiful bunches of red             berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white,             growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the             {P. aucuparia}, or rowan tree.          {Mountain barometer}, a portable barometer, adapted for safe             transportation, used in measuring the heights of             mountains.          {Mountain beaver} (Zo[94]l.), the sewellel.          {Mountain blue} (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.          {Mountain cat} (Zo[94]l.), the catamount. See {Catamount}.          {Mountain chain}, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,             generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.          {Mountain cock} (Zo[94]l.), capercailzie. See {Capercailzie}.                      {Mountain cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling             cork in its texture.          {Mountain crystal}. See under {Crystal}.          {Mountain damson} (Bot.), a large tree of the genus             {Simaruba} ({S. amarga}) growing in the West Indies, which             affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in             medicine.          {Mountain dew}, Scotch whisky, so called because often             illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]          {Mountain ebony} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia             variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called             because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and             in tanning.          {Mountain flax} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very             fine fibers; amianthus. See {Amianthus}.          {Mountain fringe} (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under             {Fumitory}.          {Mountain goat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mazama}.          {Mountain green}. (Min.)             (a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.             (b) See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.          {Mountain holly} (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes             Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.             It is found in the Northern United States.          {Mountain laurel} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia             latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy             clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is             poisonous. Called also {American laurel}, {ivy bush}, and             {calico bush}. See {Kalmia}.          {Mountain leather} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling             leather in its texture.          {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Trifolium}             ({T. Alpinum}).          {Mountain limestone} (Geol.), a series of marine limestone             strata below the coal measures, and above the old red             standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of {Geology}.          {Mountain linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the twite.          {Mountain magpie}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.             (b) The European gray shrike.          {Mountain mahogany} (Bot.) See under {Mahogany}.          {Mountain meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,             occurring as an efflorescence.          {Mountain milk} (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of             lime.          {Mountain mint}. (Bot.) See {Mint}.          {Mountain ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel; -- called also             {mountain thrush} and {mountain colley}. See {Ousel}.          {Mountain pride}, [or] {Mountain green} (Bot.), a tree of             Jamaica ({Spathelia simplex}), which has an unbranched             palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate             leaves.          {Mountain quail} (Zo[94]l.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx             pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,             plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are             chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black             and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.          {Mountain range}, a series of mountains closely related in             position and direction.          {Mountain rice}. (Bot.)             (a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,                   in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.             (b) An American genus of grasses ({Oryzopsis}).          {Mountain rose} (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary             flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa             alpina}).          {Mountain soap} (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish             color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.          {Mountain sorrel} (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria             digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small             greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New             Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.          {Mountain sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the European tree sparrow.          {Mountain spinach}. (Bot.) See {Orach}.          {Mountain tobacco} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica             montana}) of Europe; called also {leopard's bane}.          {Mountain witch} (Zo[94]l.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of             the genus {Geotrygon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.       pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of             the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the             family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is             noted as a game bird.                         Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.          Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix                cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis                rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known                species.          2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging             to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.]          Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of                the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge                ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena                partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California                partridge ({Callipepla Californica}).          3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.]          {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the             genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China             and the East Indies.          {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]          {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa             ({Francolinus pictus}).          {Partridge berry}. (Bot.)             (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant                   ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]},                   having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant                   flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs                   with the ovaries united, and producing the berries                   which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.             (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria                   procumbens}); also, the plant itself.          {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under             {Mountain}.          {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb             ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the             Eastern United States.          {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell             ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of             the partridge.          {Partridge wood}             (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It                   is obtained from tropical America, and one source of                   it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}.                   Called also {pheasant wood}.             (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and                   striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for                   walking sticks and umbrella handles.          {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge             ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note.          {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge             ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of             Asia.          {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small             Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pluming}.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to       cover with feathers.]       1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or             prink.                         Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.                                                                               Irving.          2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;             also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.          3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. [bd]Farewell the plumed             troop.[b8] --Shak.          4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he             plumes himself on his skill. --South.          {Plumed adder} (Zo[94]l.), an African viper ({Vipera, [or]             Clotho cornuta}), having a plumelike structure over each             eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff             adder. Called also {horned viper} and {hornsman}.          {Plumed partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the California mountain quail             ({Oreortyx pictus}). See {Mountain quail}, under             {Mountain}.