What does "heath hen" mean?

A female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).

What is a synonym for "heath hen"?

Common synonyms include: gray hen, grayhen, grey hen, greyhen, heathfowl, tympanuchus cupido cupido.

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Noun

1
A female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
"The Heath-Hen flutters, (pious Fraud!) to lead / The hot pursuing Spaniel far astray."
2
female black grouse wordnet
3
Any of an extinct subspecies of grouse that once lived in North America (†Tympanuchus cupido cupido).
4
extinct prairie chicken wordnet

"The Heath-Hen flutters, (pious Fraud!) to lead / The hot pursuing Spaniel far astray."