Grouse are game birds, similar to quails and partridges. Grouse are game birds which are similar to quails and partridges. Bird species include more common lapwings, mallards, quails and pheasants. Birds species include partridges, quails, and many migratory birds, which are subject to local hunting. Many ground birds, such as quails and pheasants, roost in trees. Bird species of cockatoos, kookaburras, quails, finches and hawks also flourished. Greeks bred quails and hens, partly for their eggs. In general, they resemble galliform birds like quails and grouse. The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The group that includes modern chickens and quails. Similar sexual conditioning has been demonstrated in gouramis, marmosets and Japanese quails. It is a plump species that is larger than other native quails. This purports to explain why the Phoenicians sacrifice quails to Heracles. Native quails of all five North American species may expect occasional losses.