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Definition of Pin-tailed grouse
1. Noun. Sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers.
Generic synonyms: Sand Grouse, Sandgrouse
Group relationships: Genus Pterocles, Pterocles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pin-tailed Grouse
Literary usage of Pin-tailed grouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmund O'Donovan (1882)
"... usta-adam—Bird's- eye view of delta—Burnt reed-fields—Tame and wild ducks—The
Kizil- Alan — pin-tailed grouse — Ak-Kala ..."
2. The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World: Or, The History by George Rawlinson (1881)
"... The sand-grouse and the pin-tailed grouse belong to the eastern portion of
the country,4 the portion known anciently as Carmania or " the hot region. ..."
3. Birds that hunt and are hunted by Neltje Blanchan (1905)
"... campestris) Called also: pin-tailed grouse; SPECKLED OR WHITE BELLY; WILLOW
GROUSE ; PRAIRIE CHICKEN; SPIKE- TAIL Length—17.50 to 2O inches. ..."
4. History of California: From Its Discovery to the Present Time ; Comprising by Elisha Smith Capron (1854)
"Grouse of various kinds, such as the great cock of the plains, dusky grouse, rock
grouse, ruffed grouse, white-tailed grouse, and pin-tailed grouse, ..."
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