The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Queest \Queest\, n. [Cf. Icel. kvisa a kind of bird, kvistr a
   branch of a tree, and E. cushat.] (Zool.)
   The European ringdove (Columba palumbus); the cushat.
   [Written also quist, queeze, quice, queece.] See
   Ringdove.
   [1913 Webster]