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Hun Esp. West, Informal 
n. a European partridge, Perdix perdix, introduced from Europe, many of the original birds coming from Hungary.
See also: Hungarian (partridge)
- 1955 What hunter hasn't finished such a day walking up "Huns" through the rolling countryside? The gleam of their bronze feathers against the hazy autumn sky . . . the surprise and thrill one feels. . . .
- 1964 Quail are plentiful in that same cover, with the grassy benches along the west side of the valley apparently the best location for Huns, although I have seen a few coveys out Oliver way.
- 1955 What hunter hasn't finished such a day walking up "Huns" through the rolling countryside? The gleam of their bronze feathers against the hazy autumn sky . . . the surprise and thrill one feels. . . .