sooty grouse

noun

1. blue grouse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sooty grouse¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Bald eagles, marmots, black oystercatchers and sooty grouse are among the denizens.

From Washington Post

It also included a 2014 Watch List of the 233 U.S. bird species most in danger of extinction and in need of immediate conservation help, including the White-rumped Swiftlet, California Gnatcatcher, Bristle-thighed Curlew and Sooty Grouse.

From Reuters

The sooty grouse, commonly called blue grouse by the sportsmen of California, are reasonably plentiful in the Sierras from the Yosemite north into Oregon, where they are quite plentiful, and from there through Washington into Alaska.

From Project Gutenberg

Its food generally is about the same as the sooty grouse and in about the same percentages.

From Project Gutenberg