willow grouse

noun

1. a N European grouse, Lagopus lagopus, with a reddish-brown plumage and white wings: now regarded as the same species as the red grouse ( L. lagopus scoticus ) of Britain

Example Sentences

He brought with him two willow grouse with their heads shot off.

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Smith had succeeded in getting one willow grouse, shooting it with a pistol, but he missed two others close to the camp.

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Here its food consists of lemmings, Alpine hares, and birds, particularly the willow-grouse and ptarmigan.

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These are the snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca, and the willow-grouse, Lagopus albus.

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The willow grouse tamely allowed him to approach within twenty feet before they fluttered to the nearest thicket.

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