Cock of the plains

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(Zool.) See Sage cock.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The grouse even captivated Meriwether Lewis and William Clark when they encountered this "cock of the plains" at Fort Clatsop in present-day Oregon.
A home on the range: a few determined ARS scientists are proving that wise management of the West's vast, sagebrush-covered rangelands can be good for livestock--and wildlife
In describing the sage grouse, the Lewis and Clark journals state that "the cock of the plains is found on the plains of the Columbia in great abundance, from the entrance of the southeast fork of the Columbia to that of Clark's River.
Biodiversity on the Yakama(*) Indian Nation
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