Prairie Hen

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“Cupidonia cupido. Pinnated Grouse. Prairie Hen. Above, variegated with black, brown, tawny, or ochrey, and white, the latter especially on the wings; below, pretty regularly barred with dark brown, white,and tawny; throat tawny, a little speckled, or not; vent and crissum mostly white; quills fuscous, with white spots on the outer webs; tail fuscous, with narrow or imperfect white or tawny bars and tips; sexes alike in color but female smaller, with shorter neck tufts.” Elliott Coues, 1884

Keywords

birds, grouse, chicken, ornithology, prairie hen, pinnated grouse, hens, North American birds, omnivorous birds, non-migratory birds, Cupidonia cupido, ground forager birds, vulnerable bird species

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Birds: H-I

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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