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Answer for the clue "Any of several East Indian birds ", 7 letters:
ortygan

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several East Indian birds

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ortygan \Or"ty*gan\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a quail.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius . They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. One of several species of East Indian birds of the former genus (taxlink Ortygis genus noshow=1) and (taxlink Hemipodius genus noshow=1) in the family Turnicidae, resembling quails.