. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. GERjtAN Geese THE GALLINACEOUS TRIBES 247. Emudex Geese XIII. Turkeys been made which have resulted in new varieties. It is ]-;nown that this superb bird is of Ameri- The best known species is the bivuzc turkey ofcan origin, and that it was introduced by America. It is, without contradiction, a noblesailors and explorers into Europe, where it is bird, which can bring in great profits. It isregarded as a domestic animal, and much care still to be found in its wild state in certainhas been taken in breeding it. Crossings have pa
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. GERjtAN Geese THE GALLINACEOUS TRIBES 247. Emudex Geese XIII. Turkeys been made which have resulted in new varieties. It is ]-;nown that this superb bird is of Ameri- The best known species is the bivuzc turkey ofcan origin, and that it was introduced by America. It is, without contradiction, a noblesailors and explorers into Europe, where it is bird, which can bring in great profits. It isregarded as a domestic animal, and much care still to be found in its wild state in certainhas been taken in breeding it. Crossings have parts of the United States, where it lives in flocks of from twenty to fift)- andeven one hundred birds. It was soonseen what profits there would be inraising these turkeys, and greatestablishments were made for thepurpose. Euiope followed the ex-ample of America, and now there isscarcely a large farm on which thesebirds are not kept. It is an acknowl-edged fact that they are the best ofhatchers; from twenty to twenty-four eggs may be intrusted to them,whence their name of living incuba-tors. They are ahso
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