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spruce partridge
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a grouse, Canachites canadensis, dark gray barred with black, found in swampy woods.
See: bush partridge,Canada grouse,fool hen,pine partridge,spruce hen,wood grouse,wood partridge,spruce grouse
Quotations
1771
There are more spruce Partridges in the woods than I have seen anywhere in this country.
1829
He had been in Davis Straits frequently at the whale-fishing: there are no trees on that coast, but plenty of eagles and spruce partridges.
1963
Spruce partridge and Franklin's grouse season has been open since Aug. 31.