. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE TURKEYS. 403 Genus MELEAGRIS, Melcarjris, Linnaeus, Syst. Xat. (Typo, Melcagris rjallopavo, Linn.) 6e\. Char. Li-fjs with traiisverso scutclla' before niul buliind ; rctic'iilated laterally. Tarsi with spurs. Tail rouiuled, rather loii};, usually of eighteen leathers. Forehciitl. Meliasris galtopavo. with a depending fleshy cone. Head and the upper half of the neck without feathers. Breast of male in most species with a long tuft of bristles. Species and V
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. — THE TURKEYS. 403 Genus MELEAGRIS, Melcarjris, Linnaeus, Syst. Xat. (Typo, Melcagris rjallopavo, Linn.) 6e\. Char. Li-fjs with traiisverso scutclla' before niul buliind ; rctic'iilated laterally. Tarsi with spurs. Tail rouiuled, rather loii};, usually of eighteen leathers. Forehciitl. Meliasris galtopavo. with a depending fleshy cone. Head and the upper half of the neck without feathers. Breast of male in most species with a long tuft of bristles. Species and Varieties. M. gallopavo. Head livid blue, legs red, general color copper-bronze, with copper and green reflections, each feather with a velvet-black margin ; all the quills brown, closely barred with white. Tail-feathers chestnut, narrowly barred with black; the tip with a very broad, subterminal black bar. ' Tail-coverts dark purplish-chestnut throughout, with the tips not lighter. Tip of tail-feathers scarcely paler chestnut than the ground-color. TInb. Eastern Province of United States xar. gallopavo. Tail-coverts chestnut, the tips much paler, sometimes almost white. Tip of tail-feathers light l)i' or white ; sometimes with the coverts broadly whitish. Hub. Southern portion of Western Province of United States, from Texas to Arizona. Table-lands of Mexico, south to Orizaba, Mirador, etc vht. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880; Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929. Boston : Little, Brown
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