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pintailed grouse 
a species of grouse, Pedicetes phasianellus, found in the West and North.
See also: sharp-tailed grouse
- 1819 (1823) Several golden plovers, Canadian gros-beaks, cross-bills, wood-peckers, and pin-tailed grouse, were shot to-day.
- 1958 In those days, pin-tailed grouse, which we called prairie chicken, were plentiful.
- 1819 (1823) Several golden plovers, Canadian gros-beaks, cross-bills, wood-peckers, and pin-tailed grouse, were shot to-day.