io6 Lloyd's natural history. 



Mekagris gallopavo mexicajia^ Bendire, N. Am. B. p. ii6 



(1892) [part]. 

 Mekagris ellioti, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 388 



(1893)- 

 Adult Male. — Differs from typical M. gallopavo in having the 

 feathers of the rump, upper tail-coverts, and tail tipped with 

 pale I'ufous-hiiff, though it must be remarked that the colour 

 of these parts varies greatly in different individuals from the 

 same locality, one being nearly chestnut while another is pale 

 whitish-buff. The white bars on the primary quills are much 

 narrower. 



Adult Female. — Like the female of M. gallopavo, but the tail- 

 cove:ts, tail, &c., tipped with rufous-buff as in the male. 



Range. — A^era-Cruz and Tamaulipas, in Eastern Mexico, and 

 South-western Texas. 



Nest. — Captain Gosse describes a nest of this sub-species 

 found in Southern Texas as being a coarse structure not very 

 deeply excavated, lined with grass, weeds, and leaves, and 

 placed in quite an open situation in open bushy country, but 

 well concealed by a few small bushes and bunches of growing 

 grass. 



Eggs. — Eleven were found by Captain Gosse. 



n. THE AMERICAN TURKEY. MELEAGRIS AMERICANA. 



Mekagris americana, Bartram, Trav. p. 290 (1791); Ogilvie- 

 Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 389 (1893). 



Mekagris pahnva, Barton, Med. and Phys. J. ii. pt. i. pp. 

 163, 164 (1805). 



Mekagris silvestris, Vieillot, N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. ix. p. 447 



(1817). 

 Mekagris fera, Vieillot, Gal. Ois. ii. p. 10, pi. 201 (1825). 



Mekagris gallopavo, Bonap. {7iec Linn.), Am. Orn. i. p. 79, 



pi. ix. (1825); Aud. Orn. Biogr. i. pp. i and 33, pis. i. and 



