Carl,
I would be williing to bet the few dollars I have at my disposal that the reference you site in fact means Black-breasted Button-quail. These are far from unknown in captivity. Buff-breasteds are a different story.
Reading Richard and Tony’s stories I’m reminded how ridiculously lucky I was with these birds. I wandered into the area in the late morning to do a bit of reconnaisance, intending to come back early the next day. I flushed a female Buff-breasted BQ within 15 minutes and, not surprisingly, could scarcely believe my eyes! I came back and repeated the trick for the next two days straight 🙂
At that time they hadn’t been seen for years. And apart from a sighting by Pete Lansley a few weeks later, not since.
Andrew ===============================
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