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).
On December 8th, The Sun Goes To Bed Early. Next week, winter officially begins. The winter solstice, the time of year when the Sun reaches its southernmost extreme in the sky, will happen on Tuesday, December 21, at 6:38 p.m. EST. Though the solstice is considered the astronomical start of winter, many areas have already begun to see some wintry weather, including heavy snow near the Great Lakes.