Native of India, Pakistan
               and Iran...introduced to
               Hawaii from India in 1958.
          
         
            
               Ortygornis pondicerianus
            
               (L m 11.6-13.4"  f 10.2-11.9"
            
               Wt m 9-12 oz  f 7-11 oz)
          
         
            
               Airport near Waimea
            
               “Big” Island
            
               20Feb2014
          
         
            
               Ortygornis in Greek means quail bird;
               pondicerianus refers to Pondicherry, the
               capital and the most populous city of
               the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry.
          
         
            
               © Jageshwer
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