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Martin, I agree, the head pattern is very similar
to all my references, including HANZAB, and in particular Pizzey and
Knight. My Dec 1989 CBN article which I'll be drawing upon and expanding
also notes that the Brown Quail has white lines on the head, the difference is
that these are much fainter than in the Stubble.
It does illustrate how difficult these species can
be to identify even from a photo. Having looked at Dimitri's more closely
and widely I now have no doubts that it's a Brown Quail.
Jack Holland
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