game bird

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They were caught using cage-type traps baited with venison and quail, a small game bird.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Other authors on the paper include Lisa Williams, wildlife biologist; Kenneth Duren, game bird section supervisor; and Reina Tyl, wildlife biologist, all at the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023

It started when Sir Hugh Beaver, then managing director of the Guinness Brewery, was invited to go game bird hunting in Ireland.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

The prosecution originally charged him with three counts, but the third count — leaving a game bird in his possession to go to waste through carelessness and neglect — was dismissed, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2023

You would have to be sharp, too, if you were a game bird.

From Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [January, 1898] A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life by Various