spruce grouse
a grouse, Canachites canadensis, of coniferous forests of northern North America, that feeds on evergreen buds and needles.
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How to use spruce grouse in a sentence
They also may have been gag-inducing—the spruce grouse, a chicken-like bird, spends its winters munching almost exclusively on conifer needles.
In previous years ptarmigans and spruce grouse had been so plentiful that they were easily killed when needed.
The Gaunt Gray Wolf | Dillon WallaceIt was easy enough to roast a spruce grouse on the end of a stick.
Troop One of the Labrador | Dillon WallacePresently he flushed a covey of spruce grouse, which rose from the ground and settled in a tree.
Troop One of the Labrador | Dillon WallaceThere are a fair number of ruffed grouse in the south, and more spruce grouse in the north.
Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador | William Wood
We came upon two or three broods of spruce grouse in the road, so tame that one could have knocked them over with poles.
Locusts and Wild Honey | John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for spruce grouse
a game bird, Dendragapus canadensis, occurring in Canadian coniferous forests
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