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THE TURKEY. 
Bpringing from the crown, of black or white feathers. 
The same mdy reared a flock of this variety of a pale 
reddish tint, and having the crest ample, and of a 
pure white. 
Upon the Continent, Languedoc and Provence 
have been long celebrated for their breed of turkeys. 
In this country, Norfolk, Suffolk, and some of the 
neighbouring counties, contribute most to the Lon- 
don markets. They are an article of much import- 
ance to the cottagers and farmers ; and, during au- 
tumn, flocks of many hundreds are met on the roads, 
upon their way to town, driven and kept in order by 
a long stick, with a lash of red rag. Dr Latham 
tells us, that, one Saturday night and Sunday morn- 
ing, no fewer than 1700 turkeys left Norwich by 
the coaches ; and, two days after, half as many more. 
In some of the extensive parks and royal forests, 
turkeys are also kept in considerable numbers, where 
they soon fatten upon the mast and acorns ; and, in 
addition to the emolument yielded by their sale, add 
much to the picturesque beauty of the. woodland 
scene. Many were thus kept in Richmond Park* ; 
and the great park of Windsor Forest, says Gilpin, 
always alive to the fitting accessories for forest sce- 
nery, was much frequented by wild turkeys. It 
could hardly have had a more beautiful decoration. 
“ Birds are among the most picturesque objects ; their 
forms and plumage are both picturesque, and the 
turkey is both a large bird, and, being gregarious, 
• Pennant, Phil. Trans. 
