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Hun
Esp. West, Informal
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a European partridge, Perdix perdix, introduced from Europe, many of the original birds coming from Hungary.
Quotations
1955
What hunter hasn't finished such a day walking up "Huns" through the rolling countryside? The gleam of their bronze feathers against the hazy autumn sky . . . the surprise and thrill one feels. . . .
1964
Quail are plentiful in that same cover, with the grassy benches along the west side of the valley apparently the best location for Huns, although I have seen a few coveys out Oliver way.