CHAPTER Yll 



THE WILD TURKEY. MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO. 



"On tlie top 

 Of yon magnolia, the loud Turkey's voice 

 Is heralding the dawn : from tree to tree 

 Extends the M'akeuing watch-note far and wide, 

 Till the whole woodlands echo with the cry." 



* ' DESCRIPTION. ADULT MALE. 



Bill shortish, robust, slightly arched, rather obtuse, the base 

 covered by a bare membrane ; upper mandible with the dorsal 



