THE TURKEY 



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It is to this widespread gi-oup of gallinaceous birds 

 (so differently represented in each great region of the 

 earth's surface) that a new member w^as added when, 

 JN"orth America being visited, the turkey was discovered. 

 But the turkey of the United States does not stand 

 alone ; another species is found in Central America 

 which is known as the ocellated, or Honduras turkey, and 

 it is a most gorgeous bird. It is indeed one of the most 

 gorgeous of all " gallinaceous birds," with tints of blue and 



Fig 20 



THE OCELLATED TURKEY. 



green and red and gold, and beautiful and brilliant eye- 

 like spots upon the tail feathers. 



Such, then, is the turkey as regards its nearest 

 ornithological allies. It, and the ocellated species, are 

 the representatives in America north of the Isthmus of 

 Panama, of the peacocks and pheasants of India, the 

 Guinea fowls of Africa, the mound builders of Australia, 

 and the curassows of South America. 



These creatures, together with the partridges, the 

 grouse and the quails, constitute the entire order of 



