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OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS 



of these shipments was one taken to France by Lafayette on 

 his return from his last visit to the United States in 1825. 

 About this time, or earlier, an English nobleman, who had 





FIG. 157. Bronze Turkey cock. (Photograph by E. J. Hall) 



some American wild turkeys, presented his sovereign with a 

 very fine horse. The king, instead of expressing pleasure with 

 the gift, intimated that he would prefer some of the wild turkeys, 



