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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAMILY PHASIANID^E. 



Pheasants, Turkeys, etc. 



SUBFAMILY MELEAQRIN^E. 



Turkeys. 



Toes, four, the hind toe elevated above the rest ; bill, rather short and 

 stout; wing, short and somewhat rounded, the outer primaries curved; 

 wing, over 12 inches long. 



Resembles domestic Turkey, but legs usually pink red; primaries, broadly 

 barred with white. 



Wild Turkey. 



Meleagris gallopavo. 

 See No. 248. 



Similar ; but primaries with irregular white marking. Does not occur north of 

 Florida. 



Florida Wild Turkey. 



Meleagris gallopavo osceola. 

 See No. 249. 



