SAGE GROUSE 



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called, is the largest North American gallinaceous 

 bird. Full-grown males sometimes almost equal the 

 female wild turkey in size, and have been reported to 

 weigh about eight pounds. 



SAGE GROUSE 



The sage grouse is an inhabitant of the high, dry, 

 artemisia or sage-brush covered plains of the Western 

 States. It is found on the plains and flanks of the 

 Rocky Mountains, in the great central plateau, in the 

 northwest territories, and in parts of southern British 



