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).
When is the first day of winter 2016? In 2016, winter solstice begins on December 22 at 04:48 UTC/GMT. Depending on what time zone you live in, the date may be December 21. To see what day winter starts for your time zone, use this handy time zone converter.