A sandgrouse with a white belly and long central tail feathers, Pterocles alchata, frequenting arid lowland plains from Spain and Morocco to central Asia.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Gould (1804–1881), ornithologist and publisher.
Definition of pin-tailed sandgrouse in US English:
pin-tailed sandgrouse
noun
A sandgrouse with a white belly and long central tail feathers, Pterocles alchata, frequenting arid lowland plains from Spain and Morocco to central Asia.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Gould (1804–1881), ornithologist and publisher.