quail vs partridge

quail and partridge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quail	Yes	No	Yes	No
partridge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, partridge is a hyponym of quail; that is, partridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quail:

quail (noun)	partridge (noun)
small gallinaceous game birds	small Old World gallinaceous game birds
flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised	a popular North American game bird; named for its call
	valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
	heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
	flesh of either quail or grouse

quail (verb)	partridge (verb)
draw back, as with fear or pain