62 THE WILD TURKEY AND ITS HUNTING 



the coy female, while the deep forests seem to 

 tremble with their shrill noise." 1 



Another of the early writers (1806), who paid 

 some attention to the history and distribution of 

 the wild turkeys was Barton. I find the following 

 having reference to some of his observations, viz. : 

 "A memoir has been read before the American 

 Philosophical Society in which the author has 

 shown that at least two distinct species of Mele- 

 agris, or turkey, are known within the limits of 

 North America. These are the Meleagris gallop 

 pavo, or Common Domesticated Turkey, which 

 was wholly unknown in the countries of the Old 

 World before the discovery of America; and the 

 Common Wild Turkey of the United States, to 

 which the author of the memoir has given the name 

 Meleagris Palawa — one of its Indian names. 



bartram, William. Travels through North and South Carolina, 

 Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive 

 Territories of the Muscogalges or Creek Confederacy, and the Country 

 of the Choctaws. Containing an account of the soil and Natural Pro- 

 ductions of those regions; together with observations on the manners of 

 the Indians. Embellished with Copper Plates. 



The original edition of Bartram is cited in the Third Instalment of 

 American Ornithological Bibliography by Elliott Coues (the references 

 being pp. 83 and 290 bis). Bull. U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Surv. Terr. 

 1879, p. 810, Govm't Printing Office. It is here in this work of his that 

 Bartram designates the domestic turkey as Meleagris gallopavo, Linn.; 

 and thfc wild turkey of this country (M. occidentalis) (p. 83) as M. 

 americanus (p. 290 bis). 



