White-tailed ptarmigan The species name "leucura" was for a long time misspelt "leucurus", in the erroneous belief that the ending of "Lagopus" denotes masculine gender. However, as the Ancient Greek term "λαγωπους" is of feminine gender, and the species name has to agree with that, the feminine "leucura" is correct. The species name "leucura" is derived from the Latinized version of the Greek "leukos", meaning "white" and "oura", meaning "tail", in reference to the bird's permanently white tail. The white-tailed ptarmigan is the smallest of the ptarmigans and the smallest bird in the grouse family. It is a stocky bird with rounded
Return to White Plume Mountain the volcano's smoke—the face of Keraptis himself, say those who should know. Is the vile wizard immortal after all? Or is there an even greater threat building beneath White Plume Mountain? In 1999, several supplements updated the best-loved "Dungeons & Dragons" adventures from the past, among them "" (1999), "Dragonlance Classics 15th Anniversary Edition" (1999), "Ravenloft" (1999), "Return to the Keep on the Borderlands" (1999) and "Return to White Plume Mountain" (1999). Return to White Plume Mountain Return to White Plume Mountain is an adventure module for the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game released in 1999 by Wizards of