blue grouse
a dull gray grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of western North America, the male of which has a yellow or orange comb.
Origin of blue grouse
1- Also called dusky grouse, sooty grouse.
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How to use blue grouse in a sentence
The gallinaceous birds include the large blue grouse of the coast, replaced in the Rocky Mountains by the dusky grouse.
About Victoria there were found, he said, two species of grouse,—the ruffed grouse and the blue grouse.
Jack the Young Canoeman | George Bird GrinnellWe flushed a big blue grouse with a brood of little ones, and at length another big one.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyI spent the day about a mile from camp on top of blue grouse Mountain, a prominent landmark of the country.
Cruisings in the Cascades | George O. Shieldsblue grouse are quite plentiful in western Washington and in the wooded sections of eastern Washington.
The Beauties of the State of Washington | Harry F. Giles
British Dictionary definitions for blue grouse
a grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of W North America, having a bluish-grey plumage with a black tail
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