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A white-tailed ptarmigan in fully-white winter plumage. A ptarmigan displaying its natural camouflage, matching the patterns of the lichen covered rock of its environment. The white-tailed ptarmigan ( Lagopus leucura ), also known as the snow quail , is the smallest bird in the grouse tribe.
Willow ptarmigan (also willow grouse) Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Summer: marbled brown and reddish with black tail and white underparts; winter: most subspecies have white plumage except for black tail. 10–20 subspecies. Circumarctic range in forest and moorlands of northern Eurasia and North America. Status: Least Concern. Red grouse
Lagopus muta pyrenaica – MHNT. The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family.It is known simply as the ptarmigan in Europe. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, [4] where it is known as the aqiggiq (ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ), and the official game bird for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [5]
Red grouse, L. l. scoticus, plumage shows less white than other subspecies Male L. l. alascensis in winter plumage Female L. l. lagopus in summer plumage The willow ptarmigan's scientific name , Lagopus lagopus is derived from Ancient Greek lagos ( λαγως ) ' hare ' + pous ( πους ) 'foot', in reference to the bird's feathered feet which ...
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The Red Army issued a report, "Tactical and Technical trends, No. 17" in January 1943 on the camouflage of tanks in winter. It advised either all-white using zinc white or titanium white paint for level, open country, or disruptive two-colour winter camouflage for areas with more variety including "forests, underbrush, small settlements, thawed ...
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