Thread: Californian quail meets rabbit

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

I'd opt for the California quail as it's scientific description is:

Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798)

form
Order:Galliformes
Family:Phasianidae

Were you to look at the root word "Californica", you would find that in the many subjects attributed that name. the commonly used as opposed to the scientific name is California not Californian.


Some examles.:


Acalypha californica, the California copperleaf or pringle three-seeded mercury, a flowering shrub species native to California
Adelpha californica, the California sister, a butterfly species found in much of California and western Oregon to extreme southern Washington
Adolphia californica, the California prickbush or spineshrub, a flowering shrub species native to Baja California and California
Aesculus californica, the California buckeye or California horse-chestnut, a tree species endemic to California
Amorpha californica, the California false indigo, a flowering plant species native to California, Arizona and northern Baja California
Angelica californica, the California angelica, a plant species found in northern California
Aplysia californica, the California sea slug or California sea hare, a sea slug species
Aralia californica, the elk clover, a large herb species native to California and southwestern Oregon
Arctomecon californica, the California bearpoppy, Las Vegas bearpoppy, golden bearpoppy or yellow-flowered desert poppy, a plant species native to Nevada and in northwestern Arizona
Aristida californica, the California threeawn and Mojave threeawn, a grass species native to the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of northern Mexico and California and Arizona
Aristolochia californica, the California pipevine or California Dutchman's-pipe, a plant species endemic to California
Artemisia californica, the California sagebrush, a shrub species native to California and Baja California
Asclepias californica, the common name California milkweed, a plant species native to California and northern Baja California
Aspidotis californica, the California lacefern, a fern species native to California and Baja California
Atriplex californica, the California saltbush or California orache, a plant species native to coastal California and Baja California

Looking at "Californian" we find:

Californian (ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪən)
adj
(Placename) of or relating to California or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of California

BUT The quail is now naturalised and breeding in New Zealand, so I would not refer to it as "a native or inhabitant of California", 'cos it ain't.

Never realised it was Quail that the 'Red hot Chillis' were singing about !