sharp-tailed grouse

American  

[shahrp-teyld] / ˈʃɑrpˌteɪld /

noun

1. a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.

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Etymology

Origin of sharp-tailed grouse

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

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sharp-tailed grouse

Cattle rancher Brian Sprenger never saw sharp-tailed grouse as a kid, when much of the rangeland near Sidney, Nebraska, was overgrazed or farmed.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

But what, he wondered out loud, would the sharp-tailed grouse that love to roost in these trees, eating seeds and buds, live on this coming winter?

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2021

Officials estimate the flames have also killed 30% to 70% of the state’s sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse, birds that also depend on sagebrush.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 30, 2020

The organization says it has deer, ducks, turkey, pheasants and sharp-tailed grouse.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2018

Sage grouse, prairie and Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, trumpeter swan, Canada goose, in fact, most of the water-fowl.

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