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).
In the Northern Hemisphere: 1  Meteorological winter begins on December 1. 2  Meteorological spring begins on March 1 and includes the months of March, April, and May (MAM). 3  Meteorological summer begins on June 1.