Tinamous are quail-like birds of Central and South America's forests and grasslands.    From Wordnik.com.  [5 Chicken] Reference

The people of this region have traditionally enriched their diet with maguey worms, grasshoppers, and small game birds, especially the quail-like güilotas, in addition to the indigenous armadillo, rabbit, iguana and badger.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regional Cuisines Of Guerrero: From Beaches to Mountains] Reference

The small quail-like birds forming the genus Turnix have also generally large and bright-coloured females, and we are told by Mr. Jerdon in his.    From Wordnik.com.  [Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays] Reference

The prettiest of all the birds is a little plump, quail-like rock-pigeon or spinifex-pigeon, a dear little shiny, brown fellow with a tuft on his head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spinifex and Sand] Reference