sand grouse
or sand·grouse
- any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
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Origin of sand grouse
First recorded in 1775–85
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The chief feature was the extraordinary abundance of sand-grouse.
Letters from MesopotamiaRobert Palmer
The vultures and the sand-grouse held it undisturbed in a perpetual tenancy.
The Four FeathersA. E. W. Mason
Packs of sand-grouse (Pterocles arenarius) with musical croak flew close around.
Unexplored SpainAbel Chapman
In Afghnistn and Bikanir, the sand-grouse is called ttrak and boora kurra (Jerdon, ii, 498).
The Bbur-nma in EnglishBabur, Emperor of Hindustan
The sand-grouse (Pterocles arenarius) is occasionally found, as also are the eagle and the bee-eater.