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sand grouse

American

Or sandgrouse

noun

any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.

Etymology

Origin of sand grouse

First recorded in 1775–85

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sand grouse

The Goda, or watering hole near our camp, attracts thousands of sand grouse each day.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2010

Dr. Bump hopes that the sand grouse can colonize U.S. bird pastures that are too far from water for any U.S. game bird.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of Dr. Bump's special favorites is the sand grouse, which nests as much as 25 miles from water.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the season's opener, Van Heflin fishes for marlin off Chub Cay in the Bahamas, and Bing Crosby and Phil Harris hunt sand grouse in Tanzania.

From Time Magazine Archive

Barguerlac, Syrrhaptes Pallasii, a kind of sand grouse, its migration into England.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

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