covey

The home ranges of separate coveys overlap only slightly or not at all.

It is believed to fly only when flushed at close quarters and was found in coveys of five or six.

During winter, they descends to lower altitudes and move around in coveys.

Coveys of threes and fours were already doing battle in the field.

"Well, he found us two coveys of ptarmigan and one bull moose," she said.

Elaine Atkins said that the Coveys had been looking for a new house and were planning to start a family.

During his feeding "ribs cracked, blood jumped like coveys of startled birds into the air."

People from Westport town are traditionally known as Coveys.

They move in small coveys on hillsides and are distinguished by their red bills and legs.

In the South, there is a tradition of riding to quail coveys that have been found and pinned by pointing dogs.

Dirgrove kept going, at a moderate speed, past coveys of hookers.

A traditionalist may not choose to motor to the coveys, but it is not considered unethical to do so.

Until I settled down, I had trouble getting off a shot at the first coveys on my first morning.

Both mornings, hunting for about two hours only, we found 12 to 14 large coveys, some containing two dozen quail.

In 1965, he bought out the Coveys and began work on a second travel plaza in Cheyenne.

Partridges were common on the open grassland and scrub near the water, with family coveys joining to form large flocks.

A flock, several family coveys, of smaller gregarious quails startled her as they took to wing.

The birds are mostly seen in pairs or small coveys of up to 10 individuals that may be made up of family groups.

In winter they congregate in large coveys and roost communally.

There were plenty of coveys.

He looked straight up and spotted them, small blackbirds in coveys, darting from tree to tree.

"Haven't you seen any coveys of grouse in the Artamonovs' clearing?"

Medusae are usually solitary, though will sometimes gather in small coveys or mated pairs.

Several coveys of English (grey) partridges, have been seen in the stubble - the largest being a pair with 10 youngsters.

Coveys of quail shot away from beneath our wheels, and the skies were alive with migrating bee-eaters.