. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. [RD3. ; as Jiatched, under the parent, who retains umn. They run swift- he flight being limited rring produced by the ;ry few undertake any I unpleasant, consisting cackling. The flesh is oiintries ; the domestic wild, game. Er. {Tllig.) toes connected at base by a never wanting. EAORis, Lin.) vered by a membrane which jnic, erectile, liairy caruncle. y and entire. Fekt rather 1 blunt Bpur in the male ; the It, flat beneath. Wings abort, igest. TaU of 14 to 18 dilat- pansion. 9 well as half the neck;
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. [RD3. ; as Jiatched, under the parent, who retains umn. They run swift- he flight being limited rring produced by the ;ry few undertake any I unpleasant, consisting cackling. The flesh is oiintries ; the domestic wild, game. Er. {Tllig.) toes connected at base by a never wanting. EAORis, Lin.) vered by a membrane which jnic, erectile, liairy caruncle. y and entire. Fekt rather 1 blunt Bpur in the male ; the It, flat beneath. Wings abort, igest. TaU of 14 to 18 dilat- pansion. 9 well as half the neck; the irunculous appendage ; and a •tion of the neck, at length, long, and dilated at the ex- itly iridescent, varying by re- iialler, with dull and obscure the female. early sedentary in the districts y in forests, roosting on trees; ; of day. They feed on grain , substances. They are very ri address their mates in pomp- &c. They are also easily do- now naturalized over all the WILD TURKEY, «39 temperate parts of the world ; their flesh being genet illy esteemed before all other poultry. The genua is peculiar to Nortli America, consisting of but two species; the second (M. oruhihis) existino-In the tropical forests of Honduras. They are soinevvliat allied to tlie Peacock, the Menura, the Bustard of the ancient continent, though very distinct from every other WILD TURKEY. {Maleagris gallopavo, L. Bonap. Am. Orn. i. p. 79. pi. 9. both sexes.) Sr. Charact. —Primaries dusky, banded with white; tail of 18 feathers, , thinly waved with black, and with a black band near the extremity. — The male, blackish, with a metallic coppery reflection. The/ewafe aad young, dusky brownish-grey, with but few metallic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1
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