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tree-grouse
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the spruce partridge and certain related species of grouse.
See: fool hen
Quotations
1888
Tree-grouse . . . are somewhat larger than the Scotch grouse, perch in the trees, and if alarmed, when on the ground, run, but if in a tree, they remain perfectly still. . . .
1905
Both the ptarmigan and tree-grouse, or foolhens, are remarkable for their freedom from fear.