prairie chicken

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America: greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) including the extinct heath hen
2. 2
   Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America: lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)
3. 3
   Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America: sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)