sand grouse

or sandgrouse

noun

any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.

First recorded in 1775–85

The nesting season of the various species of sand-grouse that breed in India is now beginning.

The doves were reported as sand-grouse, and certainly come flighting in from the desert very much in the s.-g.

White wagtails appeared in great numbers a few weeks ago, and sand-grouse are reported in vast numbers further north.

Crossing this, nearly knee-deep in mud and water in many parts, we fell in with three packs of Sand-Grouse (Pterocles alchata).

An example of how this may occur is illustrated by the sporadic excursion into Europe of Pallas sand-grouse.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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