. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. II^^TEODUCTION. 7 which traded with the Levant. It is strangely different in aspect from the Guinea-fowls and the Pheasants, though the fleshy process above the beak and that on the throat remind us slightly of the Tragopans, or the Eowls with their combs and wattles. The Turkey of Central America {Meleagris oceUata) is one of Fig. The Crested Guinea-fowl {Nuniida cristata). the most gorgeous of all Birds, from the brilliant metallic lustre of its plumage of blue and green and oth
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. II^^TEODUCTION. 7 which traded with the Levant. It is strangely different in aspect from the Guinea-fowls and the Pheasants, though the fleshy process above the beak and that on the throat remind us slightly of the Tragopans, or the Eowls with their combs and wattles. The Turkey of Central America {Meleagris oceUata) is one of Fig. The Crested Guinea-fowl {Nuniida cristata). the most gorgeous of all Birds, from the brilliant metallic lustre of its plumage of blue and green and other tints and colours. The Common Turkey was once widely distributed over the more Southern region of the United States, and, not long ago at the least, was plentiful in the valleys of the Mississippi and Missouri. Franklin recommended the adoption of the Bird. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. London : R. H. Porter
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