Ptarmigan

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Any grouse of the genus Lagopus, of which numerous species areknown. The feet are completely feathered. Most of the species arebrown in summer, but turn white, or nearly white, in winter.

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n. A small arctic bird of the grouse family usually found on the [tundra]. Epitomizing manliness and rugged sexuality, it has been called the most rawly attractive animal on earth. The male is known for its peculiar mating habits which involve several months of stalking its potential mate and culminating in several minutes of angry coitus. This method is extremely effective in populating the tundra. It is also the only known species of fowl to be resistant to [bird flu] and [liberalism]. The [prairie chicken] and the [mallard] are the pitiful rivals of the Ptarmigan. Ptarmigans have been known to rape and pillage entire nest-cities of prairie chickens and mallards. A legendary intramural sports organization at [U of D Jesuit] in [Detroit] is named and modeled after the majestic Ptarmigan.