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springing from the crown, of black or white feathers. 

 The same miiy reared a flock of this variety of a pale 

 reddish tint, and having the crest ample, and of a 

 pure white. 



Upon the Continent, Languedoc and Provence 

 have been long celebrated for their breed of turkeys. 

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

 neighbouring counties, contribute most to the Lon- 

 don markets. They are an article of much import- 

 ance to the cottagers and farmers ; arid, during au- 

 tumn, flocks of many hundreds are met on the roads, 

 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. 



