red grouse
a grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, of the British Isles, a subspecies of willow ptarmigan lacking white winter plumage.
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If we ever had occasion to adopt a bird as a national emblem, the choice might for one reason fall on the red grouse.
British Birds in their Haunts | Rev. C. A. JohnsThey impale the eggs of the red grouse upon their bills, and carry them away to eat at leisure.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonThis is the famous red grouse, a species familiar by name if not by appearance to most people.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires | Charles DixonMarvellously protective in coloration is the plumage of the red grouse in both sexes and at all times of the year.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires | Charles DixonDuring autumn and winter the life of the red grouse is by no means a happy one, that is to say in some ways.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires | Charles Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for red grouse
a reddish-brown grouse, Lagopus scoticus, of upland moors of Great Britain: an important game bird
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