Wild Turkey

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The wild turkey is a bird in the family Phasianidae native to North America — Das gemeine Trut-Huhn (Meleagris gallopavo).

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Smithsonian Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Bilder-atlas zur Wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Vögel in ihren sämmtlichen Hauptformen
Author(s):: Fitzinger, Leopold Joseph Franz Johann
Publisher:: Vienna: k.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1864
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Description

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a bird in the family Phasianidae native to North America. It is a plump-looking bird which feeds primarily on nuts and acorns, but can also eat berries and insects.

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, Americas, bird, color, North America, Phasianidae, reference book