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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
quill , 5. Seefeather .
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Belly brown and white; wings brown, with white spots; third quill-feather, longest; legs feathered, lightish brown colour; tail brownish white, marked with transverse bars of a darker brown; eye prominent; iris blue.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 George Grey 1855
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