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These Chinese Painted Quail (Coturnix chinensis, also knowd as Blue Painted Quail or King Quail)were another delight in the Tropical Forest I recently visited. Each one of these would fit in the palm of your hand, they grow to just 14cm maximum. They were quite difficult to photograph due to their rapid head movement. . . Not knowing what they were, I asked an obviously delighted man beside me who was importantly focusing his very impressive camera and clicking furiously. He gave me one of those looks especially reserved for dotty old people and informed me they were birds !! :) . . . LOL . . Panasonic DMC-FZ7. Thanks for looking, comments welcome.