someone who knows alot about birds please help, feathers on feet?

Question

ok for this project our teach brought in a bird and she said that you need to come up with the name of this bird ok well this is what she told us the bird was shot in northern us and it starts with a p but dont let the p trick you now this bird was brown on the top and white on the bottom but it has been threw molting and there was feathers on its feet?

does anyone have an idea what this bird could be??

Answer 1

ptarmigan