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springing from the crown, of black or white feathe 

 The same miy reared a flock of this variety of a 

 reddish tint, and having the crest ample, and of 

 pure white. 



Upon the Continent, Languedoc and Provenc 

 have been long celebrated for their breed of turkey 

 In this country, Norfolk, Suffolk, and some of the 

 neighbouring counties, contribute most to the Lon 

 don markets. They are an article of much impo 

 ance to the cottagers and farmers ; arid, during au 

 tumn, flocks of many hundreds are met on the road 

 upon their way to town, driven and kept in order by 

 a long stick, with a lash of red rag. Dr Latham 

 tells us, that, one Saturday night and Sunday morn- 

 ing, no fewer than 1700 turkeys left Norwich by 

 the coaches ; and, two days after, half as many more. 

 In some of the extensive parks and royal forests, 

 turkeys are also kept in considerable numbers, where 

 they soon fatten upon the mast and acorns ; and, in 

 addition to the emolument yielded by their sale, add 

 much to the picturesque beauty of the woodland 

 scene. Many were thus kept in Richmond Park* ; 

 and the great park of Windsor Forest, says Gilpin, 

 always alive to the fitting accessories for forest sce- 

 nery, was much frequented by wild turkeys. It 

 could hardly have had a more beautiful decoration. 

 "Birds are among the most picturesque objects; their 

 forms and plumage are both picturesque, and the 

 turkey is both a large bird, and, being gregarious, 

 * Pennant, Phil. Trans. 



