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MELEAGRIS. TURKEY. 



Generic Character, 



Rostrum breve, crassiuscu- 

 lum ; maxilla deflexa, con- 

 vexa, fornicata, basi ceri- 

 gera, cer ornate in carun- 

 culam laxam pendu am, 

 teretem elongate . 



Nares laterales, in ceromate 

 sitae. 



Gula pale a carunculosa Ion- 

 gitudinali pendula. 



Cauda lata, expansiles, rec- 



tricibus octodecim. 

 Pedes tetradactyli, mediocres, 



validi ; tar so calcarato ob- 



tuso. 

 Alee breves. 



Beak short, and thick ; the 

 maxilla bent down, con- 

 vex, arched, its base with 

 a cere, which forms a loose 

 pendulous caruncule, cy„ 

 lindrically elongated. 



Nostrils lateral, placed in the 

 cere. 



Throat with a longitudinal 

 pendulous carunculated 

 wattle. 



Tail broad, expansile, con- 

 sisting of eighteen feathers. 



Feet four-toed, middle length, 

 stout ; tarsi with an obtuse 

 spur. 



Wings short. 



.Meleagris. auctorum.— There being but 

 one species known belonging to this genus, any 

 general account of its manners in this place will 

 be superfluous, as they will be fully described in 

 their proper place. 



