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land Island, and St. Marys) ; eastern Florida (Port Orange, Oak 

 Hill, Malabar, Fort Kissimmee, and Everglade) ; Tamaulipas (Soto 

 la Marina and Forlon) ; and Vera Cruz (Zacuapan, Mirador, and 

 Soledad). South to Vera Cruz (Soledad and Paso del Macho); 

 Hidalgo (Real del Monte) ; and Michoacan (La Salada). West to 

 Michoacan (La Salada) ; Durango (Durango and El Salto) ; Chihua- 

 hua (Colonia Garcia and Cajon Bonito) ; and Arizona (formerly 

 Huachuca Mountains, formerly Santa Catalina Mountains, Salt 

 River Bird Reservation, Sierra Ancha, Baker Butte, Apache Maid 

 Mountain, and Bill Williams Mountain). 



The range as above described is for the entire species, which has, 

 however, been divided into four subspecies. The eastern wild turkey 

 (Meleagris g. silvestris) ranged over the entire eastern part of the 

 country north of central Florida and west to eastern Texas, central 

 Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma ; the Florida turkey (M. g. osceola) 

 ranges through southern Florida; the Rio Grande turkey (Af. g. 

 intermedia) is found in central and southern Texas, chiefly between 

 the Brazos and Pecos Rivers, north to the Staked Plains, and in 

 northeastern Mexico; and Merriam's turkey (M. g. merriami) is 

 found in mountainous regions in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, 

 ranging also into western Texas and northern Mexico. 



Wild turkeys have been restored to parts of the range from which 

 they had been exterminated, notably in Pennsylvania. They also 

 have been carried north successfully as far as Minnesota (State game 

 farm at Minneapolis) . 



Egg dates. — Michigan: 3 records, February 10 and May 5 and 

 6. Pennsylvania: 5 records, May 5 to June 30. South Carolina 

 and Georgia: 15 records, March 30 to May 25; 8 records, April 25 

 to May 22. Missouri and Arkansas: 8 records, April 3 to June 

 2. Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas (silvest?*is) : 20 records, April 

 9 to July 25; 10 records, May 3 to 16. Arizona, Mexico, and New 

 Mexico {merriami) : 7 records, April 8 to May 8. Texas and 

 Mexico (intermedia) : 23 records, March 4 to June 28 ; 12 records, 

 May 1 to June 3. Florida (osceola) : 15 records, March 25 to May 

 22 ; 8 records, April 10 to May 3. 



MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO SILVESTRIS Vieillot 



EASTERN TURKEY 



HABITS 



When the noble red man roamed and hunted unrestrained through- 

 out the virgin forests of eastern North America, this magnificent 

 bird, the wild turkey, another noble native of America, clad in a 

 feathered armor of glistening bronze, also enjoyed the freedom of the 



