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grouse
grouse common name for a game bird of the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 18 species. Grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, protectively plumaged in shades of red, brown, and gray. The nostrils are entirely hidden by feathers, and the legs are partially or completely... Read more |
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partridge
partridge common name applied to various henlike birds of several families. The true partridges of the Old World are members of the pheasant family (Phasianidae); the common European or Hungarian species has been successfully introduced in parts of North America. In some areas of the United States... Read more |
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pheasant
pheasant common name for some members of a family (Phasianidae) of henlike birds related to the grouse and including the Old World partridge, the peacock, various domestic and jungle fowls, and the true pheasants (genus Phasianus ). Pheasants are characterized by their wattled heads and long tails... Read more |
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Quails
quail common name for a variety of small game birds related to the partridge, pheasant, and more distantly to the grouse. There are three subfamilies in the quail family: the New World quails; the Old World quails and partridges; and the true pheasants and seafowls. No species of New World quail is... Read more |
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Partridges
Partridges Partridges are species of fowl in the family Phasianidae, which also includes the pheasants, chickens, turkeys, grouse, peafowl, francolins, and quail. Partridges occur naturally in Eurasia, but they have been introduced as gamebirds to other places as well, including North... Read more |
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quail
quail common name for a variety of small game birds related to the partridge, pheasant, and more distantly to the grouse. There are three subfamilies in the quail family: the New World quails; the Old World quails and partridges; and the true pheasants and seafowls. No species of New World quail... Read more |
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Covey
Covey a flock of birds; a brood or hatch of birds; a family, party, or set of persons or things. See also bevy, company, covert. Examples: covey of coxcombes, 1590; of new doctrines, 1641; of fiddlers, 1616; of girls; of grouse; of mathematicians, 1616; of partridges, 1440; of ptarmigan, 1835;... Read more |
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spruce
spruce any plant of the genus Picea, evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Pinaceae ( pine family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. The needles are angular in cross section, rather than flattened as in the related hemlocks and firs. The Norway spruce ( P. abies ), an important... Read more |
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