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blue grouse

–noun
a dull gray grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of western North America, the male of which has a yellow or orange comb.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism
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blue grouse  
n.  A wildfowl (Dendragapus obscurus) of western North America, having predominantly gray plumage. Also called dusky grouse, sooty grouse.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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