"Genus Colinus" yana nufin rarrabuwar kimiyance na ƙungiyar tsuntsaye da aka sani da quails, waɗanda ke cikin dangin Odontophoridae. Kalmar “genus” tana nufin nau’in harajin haraji da ake amfani da shi wajen haɗa nau’in halittu masu kama da juna. "Colinus" shine sunan takamaiman ilimin Quails, wanda ya hada da dama da dama kamar na arewacin Bobwhite, kuma California Quail.
