Blackcock n. (Zool.) The male of the European black grouse (Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grouse.
... was thus discoursing, we were passing up a narrow glen, with the dogs beating about, to right and left, when suddenly a blackcock burst upon ... — Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey • Washington Irving
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