GLOSSARY

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LEKKING: clumped polygyny of grouse

LEKS: communal display sites (during breeding season) of grouse.

POLYGYNY: having more than one mate

GREGARIOUS: living in flocks or communities.

CREPUSCULAR: appearing or active at dusk or dawn (during twilight).

COVEYS: a brood or small flock of partridges.


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