dusky grouse

American  

noun

1. blue grouse.

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Etymology

Origin of dusky grouse

1820–30;

Example Sentences

Fish & Wildlife Service will help you quickly find out if you found the feather of a dusky grouse, a blue grouse or a ruffed grouse.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2018

Idaho: Harlequin duck, mountain plover, dusky grouse, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, sage grouse.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple

The gallinaceous birds include the large blue grouse of the coast, replaced in the Rocky Mountains by the dusky grouse.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

The blue, or dusky, grouse is also common here.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

Besides the singing birds mentioned above, the handsome Oregon grouse may be found in the thick woods, also the dusky grouse and Franklin's grouse, and in some places the beautiful mountain partridge, or quail.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John