ruffed

[ ruhft ]

/ rʌft /

displaying or wearing a ruff.

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First recorded in 1570–80; ruff¹ + -ed²

un·ruffed, adjective

I felt sure the bird was the ruffed grouse, and a very fine specimen.
The Swiss Family Robinson|Johann David Wyss
The ruffed grouse and the tule hens are plentiful, and of course nothing can be more delicious.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888|Frances M.A. Roe
Blue jays, two or three small hawks, a solitary wild pigeon, and ruffed grouse were seen along the route.
Wake-Robin|John Burroughs
I said at the first that the Ruffed Grouse stay with us all the year.
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [June, 1897]|Various

Here and there only were there any ripe plants, and from these rose a number of ruffed grouse, at which both Ernest and I let fly.
The Swiss Family Robinson|Johann David Wyss