THE TURKEY. 



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THE WILD TURKEY. 



These portraits are taken from a pair purchased by me from 

 Mr. John Giles, and are perfect specimens of the breed. The 

 hen turkey was procured from the wilds of the West, by Mr. 

 Giles. She is three years old next spring. The cock turkey 

 here represented is one of her last spring brood. 



"No one," says Richardson, "who has seen only the 

 domesticated inhabitant of the poultry-yard, can form any idea 



