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prairie chicken

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | 254 words | Copyright

prairie chicken Chicken-sized, pale brown grouse of w USA. It has brown and black, pointed tail feathers and white neck feathers. During courtship displays, the male erects his neck feathers by inflating orange neck air sacs. Species Tympanuchus cupido.

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