vaṭṭakā

(& vaṭṭaka˚;) the quail MN.iii.159 sq.; Ja.i.172, Ja.i.208 (vaṭṭaka-luddaka), Ja.iii.312; Dhp-a.iii.175 (loc. pl. vaṭṭakesu)
■ The Vaṭṭaka-jātaka at Ja.i.208 sq. (cp. Ja.v.414).

cp. Sk. vartakā & Ved. vartikā