covey

[ US /ˈkəvi/ ]
NOUN
  1. a small flock of grouse or partridge
  2. a small collection of people
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How To Use covey In A Sentence

  • Sadly, the 38 bobwhite reported by only 5 observers, plus a covey of 6 seen before the count, confirms the rapid decline of these once abundant Cape birds.
  • As I strolled along a heavily used game trail, a covey of wild turkeys fled before me and hid in a thicket of wild roses.
  • I met a police officer that works the canine unit in Albany last year that invited me to hunt some of his fine timberdoodle land he said it looks like the forest floor is comeing up like a huge quail covey. Doggone Good!
  • The covey was a large one, composed of two or three broods of young prairie fowl, and I struck on the exact place, a slight hollow filled with low brush and tall grass, where they were lying. III. The Grouse of the Northern Cattle Plains
  • During the breeding season, coveys break up into breeding pairs that spread out across the home range to nest.
  • Looking for a shotgun sport that is as unpredictable as a covey of quail?
  • In two days, I walked past staunch points into approximately 70 coveys of wild birds.
  • Instead of holding individual territories, both species form coveys, which are flocks of 4-6 fused family groups.
  • With my experience in dogfighting, it seems to be people who have extra time on their hands and have a need to exhibit some sort of macho image," Covey says. Sayers: Vick 'should be punished' if allegations true
  • We've continued to fund your research, even though the only results we've seen is a covey of crayfish.
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