sharp-tail

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a species of grouse, Pedicetes phasianellus, found in the West and North.

Quotations

1958

Swathing was unknown, and sharp-tails had lots of stooks to sit on.

1964

. . . sharp-tails [are] frequently encountered in the Chilcotin.

1966

. . . the far northern wilderness [is] the home of the ptarmigan and the sharptail. . . .