Andrew F. Smith

Game Birds

Appears in
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

By Andrew F. Smith

Published 2004

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“Game birds,” here, refers to upland species—as opposed to waterfowl, such as ducks and geese. Most of the nonmigratory species are considered gallinaceous, meaning they lead a chicken-like existence, pecking around on the ground for their food.

[See alsoPartridge; Turkey.]

Gary Allen

    Bibliography

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