EditorialAbinnaeus Papyrus 239. c. 346, A letter to Abinnaeus from Tharaotes, who recommends his nephew to his attention and mentions that he has dispatched some articles such as quails and fish paste. He also announces a visit in Phamenoth (March), asking that...
EditorialBirds and Flowers of Early?Spring, late 15thearly 16th?century, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, without mounting: 61 1/8 ? 36 3/4 in. (155.2 ? 93.3?cm), The touches of melting snow on the branches, bamboo leaves, and plum flowers situate this pa...
EditorialQuails from an apron-like garment, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Italic, Amber, H.: 3/4 x 15/16 in. (1.9 x 2.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, Each quail is carefully rendered in the round and sits on a perforated rectangular base, suggesting these pieces origi...
EditorialJan Fyt, Still Life with Quails and a Partridge, Still Life with quail and partridge, painting, still life, oil on canvas, Height, 49 cm (19.2 inches), Width, 36 cm (14.1 inches), Signed, Joannes Fyt.
EditorialQuail in the corner, Parallel title: Quails or grasshoppers to the street, Signed: G. D. He?man sculps, copperplate, plate CCCII (Vol. 2), F?ssli, Johann Melchior; Heumann, Georg Daniel (sculps.), 1731, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer: Kupfer-Bibel (...). Augs...
EditorialYamamoto Baiitsu, Japanese, 1783-1856, Bush Clover and Quails, early 19th century, ink and color paint on silk, Overall: 79 ? 29 inches (200.7 ? 73.7 cm).
EditorialThe Catching of Quails, Unknown, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, about 1400 - 1410, Tempera colors, gold, silver paint, and ink on parchment, Leaf: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.).
EditorialOdontophorus lineolatus, Print, The wood quails are birds in the genus Odontophorus of the New World quail family, which are residents in forests in the Americas. The core range of the genus is centered in the lowlands and foothills of the northern And...
EditorialCallipepla picta, Print, Callipepla is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. They are sometimes referred to as crested quails., 1700-1880.
EditorialTurnix taigoor, Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There...
EditorialPtilopachus ventralis, Print, Ptilopachus is an African genus of birds in the New World quail family. As traditionally defined, only the stone partridge was included in this genus, but based on genetic evidence it now also includes the Nahan's partridg...
EditorialTurnix velox, Print, The little buttonquail (Turnix velox) is a species of buttonquail, part of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This species is resident in Australia, where it is one of the more common but...
EditorialOdontophorus dentatus, Print, The wood quails are birds in the genus Odontophorus of the New World quail family, which are residents in forests in the Americas. The core range of the genus is centered in the lowlands and foothills of the northern Andes...
EditorialTurnix pugnax, Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There ...
EditorialTurnix hottentota, Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. Th...
EditorialPtilopachus ventralis, Print, Ptilopachus is an African genus of birds in the New World quail family. As traditionally defined, only the stone partridge was included in this genus, but based on genetic evidence it now also includes the Nahan's partridg...
EditorialTurnix joudera, Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There...
EditorialTurnix melanogaster, Print, The black-breasted buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) is a rare buttonquail endemic to eastern Australia, where it is usually found in rainforest. Like other buttonquails, it is unrelated to the true quails. The black-breaste...
EditorialOdontophorus pachyrhynchus, Print, The wood quails are birds in the genus Odontophorus of the New World quail family, which are residents in forests in the Americas. The core range of the genus is centered in the lowlands and foothills of the northern ...
EditorialTurnix lepurana, Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. Ther...
EditorialTurnix dussumieri, Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. Th...
EditorialOdontophorus guianensis, Print, The wood quails are birds in the genus Odontophorus of the New World quail family, which are residents in forests in the Americas. The core range of the genus is centered in the lowlands and foothills of the northern And...
EditorialTurnix spec., Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There a...
EditorialTurnix sylvatica, Print, The common buttonquail, Kurrichane buttonquail, small buttonquail, or Andalusian hemipode (Turnix sylvaticus) is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This species ...
EditorialOdontophorus guianensis, Print, The wood quails are birds in the genus Odontophorus of the New World quail family, which are residents in forests in the Americas. The core range of the genus is centered in the lowlands and foothills of the northern And...
EditorialTurnix sylvatica, Print, The common buttonquail, Kurrichane buttonquail, small buttonquail, or Andalusian hemipode (Turnix sylvaticus) is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This species ...
EditorialTurnix varia, Print, The painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in ...
EditorialCallipepla fasciatus, Print, Callipepla is a genus of birds in the New World quail family, Odontophoridae. They are sometimes referred to as crested quails., 1820-1863.
EditorialTurnix nigrifrons, Print, Buttonquail, Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. Th...
EditorialOn the Benefits of Quails (verso) from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' (d. 1058), c. 1300. Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 10.7 x 6 cm (4 3/16 ...
EditorialQualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' (d. 1058), c. 1300. Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on p...
EditorialQuails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene, 1347. Wang Yuan (Chinese, c. 1299-after 1366). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; painting: 114.3 x 56 cm (45 x 22 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 267.5 x 85 cm (105 5/16 x 33 7/16 in.).
EditorialMoses showing the quails to the Israelites (the miracle of the quails and manna), ca. 1545, Etching, sheet: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (22.5 x 16 cm), Prints, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510??1563 Venice).
EditorialQuails from an apron-like garment, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Italic, Amber, H.: 3/4 x 15/16 in. (1.9 x 2.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Amber, Each quail is carefully rendered in the round and sits on a perforated rectangular base, suggesting these pieces origi...
Editorial????? ????, Quails and Poppies, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1835, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 x 5 in. (35.6 x 12.7 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797?1858 Tokyo (Edo)).