Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes, and collectively referred to as a flock, covey, or bevy. Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae. Farm-raised quail are consumed as table food and eggs, and species such as the Scaled quail, Gambel's quail, and Northern bobwhite are commonly hunted. In terms of cookery, quail that have fed on hemlock may cause kidney injury, referred to as "coturnism." Here is an extraction of important paragraphs and sentences: Paragraph 1: Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes, and collectively referred to as a flock, covey, or bevy. Sentences 1: Quail is a collective name for multiple genera, and the collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, or bevy. Paragraph 2: Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae. Sentence 2: Old World quail is in the Phasianidae family, and New World quail is in the Odontophoridae family. Paragraph 3: Farm-raised quail are consumed as table food and eggs, and species such as the Scaled quail, Gambel's quail, and Northern bobwhite are commonly hunted. Sentence 3: Farm-raised quail are consumed as food and eggs, and the Scaled quail, Gambel's quail, and Northern bobwhite are commonly hunted. Paragraph 4: In terms of cookery, quail that have fed on hemlock may cause kidney injury, referred to as "coturnism." Sentence 4: Quail that have fed on hemlock may cause kidney injury, known as "coturnism." I hope this summary helps answer the prompt, and feel free to ask any follow-up questions!
