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THE POULTRY-BOOK. 



high perches are what they require ; and their dislike to the 

 mode of housing I speak of, may be recognized in the eager- 

 ness with which they rush out the instant the door is opened 

 in the morning. The domestic turkey has been known to go 

 wild in England, (Sp. Mag., Aug. 24,) and remain so for two 

 or more years ; and there is no doubt that it would be possible 

 to naturalize them amongst us, like the pheasant." 



THE DOMESTIC TURKEY. 



"There is a question," says Richardson, "whether the 

 domestic turkey is actually a second and distinct species, or 

 merely a variety of the wild bird, owing its diversity of aspect 

 to circumstances dependent on locality, and consequent change 



