INTRODUCTION XI 



in his work with the turkey, as I, for years, had 

 been carrying on similar studies. After Mr. 

 Jordan's death, through the kindness of Mr. 

 JohnK.Renaud, I secured his notes, manuscript, 

 and photographic plates of the wild turkey, and 

 with these, and my knowledge of the bird, I 

 have attempted to compile a work I think he 

 would have approved. 



Mr. Jordan from time to time wrote articles 

 on the wild turkey for sporting magazines, 

 among them Shooting and Fishing, and parts 

 of his articles are brought into the present pub- 

 lication. I have carried out the story of the 

 wild turkey as if told by Mr. Jordan, as his full 

 notes on the bird enable me to do this. 



I am indebted to Dr. R. W. Shufeldt for his 

 chapter on the fossil turkey, the introduction of 

 the turkey to civilization, and photographs ac- 

 companying his two chapters, written at my 

 request especially for this work. E. A. M. 



