sandgrouse

/ ˈsændˌɡraʊs /

noun

any bird of the family Pteroclididae, of dry regions of the Old World, having very short feet, a short bill, and long pointed wings and tail: order Columbiformes

In pigeons and sandgrouse there is no vomer, but the other bones have the Schizognathous arrangement.

Sandgrouse were few, but commoner towards the central plateau, where were water-holes.

Of game-birds the most plentiful are sandgrouse, quail (a bird of passage) and snipe.

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