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The shinnery sands are habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken and sanddune lizard, two species that are in serious decline.
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The shinnery sands are habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken, a species that is in serious decline.
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There was bluestem for the men, for their wild hay and prairie-chicken hunting.
The recommended daily allowance M-mv 2007
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There was bluestem for the men, for their wild hay and prairie-chicken hunting.
Archive 2007-08-01 M-mv 2007
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The day before, Po Campo had caught six prairie-chicken hatchlings, for some reason, and they were running around in the wagon bed, chirping.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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John had two arrows in him—both were feathered with prairie-chicken feathers, the arrows of Buffalo Hump.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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John had two arrows in him—both were feathered with prairie-chicken feathers, the arrows of Buffalo Hump.
Dead Man’s Walk Larry McMurtry 1995
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The day before, Po Campo had caught six prairie-chicken hatchlings, for some reason, and they were running around in the wagon bed, chirping.
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985
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The day before, Po Campo had caught six prairie-chicken hatchlings, for some reason, and they were running around in the wagon bed, chirping.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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The day before we had had good shooting, but that morning we had not seen a prairie-chicken.
The Short Stories Ernest Hemingway 1953
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