THE WILD TURKEY 



1 25 



business of breeding, rearing and introducing this valuable 

 bird at state expense. 



The Silver Pheasant, and the very beautiful Golden 

 Pheasant, both Datives of China, have also been acclimatized 



in Washington. Oregon and British Columbia. In view of 



WILD TURKEY, PROM VIRGINIA. 



the strong and hardy natures of both these birds, there should 

 be little difficulty in introducing them in any well-wooded 

 farming region easl of the Mississippi and south of the for- 

 tieth parallel. 



The Wild Turkey 1 once inhabited nearly one-half of 

 the United States; and, considering the greal size of the bird, 

 the earnestness of our efforts l<> exterminate it. and the very 

 little thai has been done toward its protection, its survival 

 to-day is cause for wonder. It is ye! found in a few heavily 

 timbered regions in the Easl and South such as Florida, 



' Me-le-a'gris gcd-lo-pa'vo. Length of laru-c male, about 16 inches; weight, 

 28 pounds. 



