I saw there also a beautiful white bird called a ptarmigan, which is a grouse, but it could not be caught. From Wordnik.com. [Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner] Reference
Among birds, the ptarmigan is a fine example of protective colouring. From Wordnik.com. [Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays] Reference
The enemies of the ptarmigan are the larger birds of prey, and animals of the weasel kind. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1906] Reference
We were far into the Brooks Range foothills now, at 3,100 feet, and perhaps the altitude would pay bonus points in ptarmigan. From Wordnik.com. [How and Where to Hunt and Fish on Alaska's Dalton Highway] Reference
Even medium-sized birds and mammals such as ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) and hares seek thermal refuges in snow caves when resting. From Wordnik.com. [General characteristics of arctic species and their adaptations in the context of changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels] Reference
"There's even one kind of ptarmigan, not around our Caves, but south of us, that doesn't turn white. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
He noticed her ptarmigan and thought of his own empty hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
More ptarmigan, frightened by the horsemen, rose into the air. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
Later two ptarmigan were spotted, and still later an eider duck. From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal Maiden] Reference
B. shot more ptarmigan, and we had a dinner of them, which was excellent. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman who went to Alaska] Reference
It seemed about the size and color of a grouse, -- a ptarmigan, no doubt. From Wordnik.com. [The Rim of the Desert] Reference
Ayla plucked the two ptarmigan and gutted them, using a small flint knife. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
She was carrying two fat, almost white, ptarmigan by their feathered feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
The sun was low when she plodded back up the knoll to look for her ptarmigan. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
Though they could fly fast and far when they chose, ptarmigan did not fly south. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
Ayla took Wolf, who ran ahead and in a short time flushed up a covey of ptarmigan. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
She spied a covey of ptarmigan, and looked for her sling, but she had forgotten it. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
Ayla slid off the mare and at her signal the wolf dropped the ptarmigan at her feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Halfway down the slope he flushed a bird about ptarmigan-size, grayish brown in color. From Wordnik.com. [Cat and Mouse] Reference
The net was of service, not only for fish and beluga, but also for ptarmigan and foxes. From Wordnik.com. [Short Sketches from Oldest America] Reference
“Be lucky to see a ptarmigan again this year,” John commented as he closed the door. From Wordnik.com. [A Fine and Bitter Snow]
Spring was in full flower the day she decided to hunt ptarmigan for Creb's favorite dish. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
"Those were good rabbits, Ayla, but next time why don't you get some ptarmigan," she said. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
P before s and t is mute; as in psalm, pseudo, ptarmigan; pronounced salm, sudo, tarmigan. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
I wish they'd gone hunting for that wolverine instead of hamsters and ptarmigan down below. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
All year it looks like a ptarmigan does in summer, and it tastes like the same kind of bird. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Though two birds did not go far in feeding the hungry Camp, everyone sampled Ayla's ptarmigan. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
"Reindeer steak good beef, ptarmigan good beef, brent good beef, seal liver best beef of all.". From Wordnik.com. [Adrift in the Ice-Fields] Reference
Koubatzes said again, giving the ducks the same close attention he'd lavished on the ptarmigan. From Wordnik.com. [Bridge of the Separator]
In place of gloves they wear handlets of grass decorated with feathers of duck or of ptarmigan. From Wordnik.com. [The Dance Festivals of the Alaskan Eskimo] Reference
"Yes," persisted Tisdale gently, "ptarmigan; and particularly the ones that nest in Nunatak Arm.". From Wordnik.com. [The Rim of the Desert] Reference
"We saw a big herd of horses on the way back," Ayla said, reaching for the ptarmigan and partridges. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
She signaled Wolf to come with her and backtracked along their trail, looking for the ptarmigan she had sighted. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
She thought she might go hunting for ptarmigan or white hare later in the afternoon, or perhaps the next morning. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
"If you are sure they will be that delicious, then I guess we ought to make an early camp, and go hunt ptarmigan.". From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
It might not be exactly Creb's favorite dish when she was through, but the ptarmigan should taste good, she thought. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
Suddenly, in a flurry of speed, the eagle snatched its victim in strong talons, and squeezed the ptarmigan to death. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
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