sharp-tailed grouse
a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.
Origin of sharp-tailed grouse
1- Also called sprigtail.
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How to use sharp-tailed grouse in a sentence
The Columbian sharp-tailed grouse is the "prairie chicken" of eastern Washington.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom PayneDuring the course of the forenoon he and Bell went off again, and brought home an old and young of the sharp-tailed grouse.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonThe sharp-tailed grouse feeds on rose-berries and the seeds of the wild sunflower and grasshoppers.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonThe sharp-tailed grouse are first-rate eating now, as they feed entirely on grasshoppers, and berries of different kinds.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. AudubonAfter Harris returned to the fort he saw six sharp-tailed grouse.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 | Maria R. Audubon
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