[So called from its note.] A popular name of the common partridge of North America (Odontophorus Virginianus).
1842. Rushville Whig, 29 April, 4/1.
| And hear ‘bob-white!’ in distance far, | |
| His notes now reach my ear; | |
| He comes, as comes the morning star, | |
| Our glad hearts thus to cheer. |
1864. in Webster.
1883. A. M. Mayer, in Century Mag., Aug., 483/1. Of all the game birds of America, none is better appreciated by the sportsman than little Bob White.
