The common buttonquail resembles the common quail, it has streaked sandy brown upperparts, buff underparts with black flank markings, and a plain face. In flight, a whitish wingbar contrasts with the grey wing.
By the meteorological calendar, winter always starts on 1 December. The seasons are defined as Spring (March, April, May), Summer (June, July, August), Autumn (September, October, November) and Winter (December, January, February).
The time when fall starts is between summer and winter. As with the other seasons, its commencement differs and is based on the hemisphere you are in. In astronomical terms the season begins on September 22 up to November 22 in the Northern Hemisphere.