THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL POULTRY BOOK. 



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THE CRESTED TURKEY. 



A specimen of this turkey, the only one, we believe, ever exhibited in this 

 country, was shown at the New York State Poultry Show in 1869, and 

 attracted considerable attention ; so much so, that we have deemed it not 

 out of place to give an engraving of the head, showing the crest, in these 

 pages, with what description we are able to gather of the same from 

 eminent writers on natural history: "Amongst the old writers on the 

 natural history of birds," says TEGETMEIER, " are to be found references to a 



CRESTED TURKEY. 



singular breed of turkeys that were furnished with full crests of feathers." 

 Thus ALBIN, in his " Natural History of Birds," published in 1738, describes 

 a single specimen, belonging to a Mr. CORNELLYSON of Chelmsford. He 

 wrote as follows : " The back and upper sides of the wings are of a dusky, 

 yellowish brown, the breast,, belly, thighs, and under sides of the wings 



