What is "sprigtail"

Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zo["o]l.)

1. The pintail duck; -- called also sprig, and spreet-tail. [Local, U.S.]

2. The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]

n. 1 (context US dialect English) The pintail duck. 2 (context US dialect English) The sharp-tailed grouse.

n. large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America [syn: sharp-tailed grouse, sprig tail, Pedioecetes phasianellus]