Ishi's call
In case you were wondering what Ishi might have sounded like trying to find other quail, here’s a recording of the call a quail gives when separated from its group or mate. I described it as cu-ca-cow but it’s also described as sounding like chi-ca-go. You can listen and decide for yourself :
(Recorded by Paul Fenwick, courtesy of the Macauley Library)
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