The black-breasted buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) is a buttonquail endemic to eastern Australia. It is a plump quail-shaped bird with white eyes and predominantly marbled black, rufous and pale brown plumage, marked prominently with white spots and stripes. Like other buttonquails, it is unrelated to the true quails, and the female is larger and more boldly coloured than the male, with a distinctive black head and neck sprinkled with fine white markings. The usual sex roles are reversed, as the female mates with multiple male partners and leaves them to incubate the eggs. It is usually found in rainforest and forages in large areas of thick leaf litter. Most of its original habitat has been cleared, and the remaining populations are fragmented. The black- breasted buttonquail is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. A three-year conservation project has been under way since 2021.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-breasted_buttonquail

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1835:

Richard Lawrence became the first person to attempt to assassinate a sitting US president when he failed to kill Andrew Jackson at the US Capitol (assassination attempt pictured) and was subdued by the crowd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lawrence_%28failed_assassin%29

1939:

In a speech to the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler threatened the "annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler%27s_prophecy

1972:

The Troubles: On Bloody Sunday, members of the British Parachute Regiment shot 26 civil-rights protesters in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing at least 13 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_%281972%29

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

smackdown: 1. A physical or emotional confrontation; a battle, a fight; also, a bitter rivalry. 2. A significant or humiliating setback or defeat; a beating, a thrashing. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smackdown

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

If civilization is to survive, the principles of the Prince of Peace must be restored. Shattered trust between nations must be revived. Most important of all, the will for peace on the part of peace-loving nations must express itself to the end that nations that may be tempted to violate their agreements and the rights of others will desist from such a cause. There must be positive endeavors to preserve peace. America hates war. America hopes for peace. Therefore, America actively engages in the search for peace.   --Franklin D. Roosevelt https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt