CHAPTER XI. 



TURKEYS. 



Turkeys were first discovered on tlie American continent 

 in 1.518. They are still found wild in a few sections of 

 North America and over wide areas in Central and vSouth 



Fig. 197 



Bronze turkey, male. 



America. After their discovery they were promptly domes- 

 ticated and found their way to England as soon as L524. 

 They spread rapidly over Europe, and hy Ifidri were famous 

 as a Christmas dish both at home and abroad, though there 

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