Wild Turkey

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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:: 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.

The caption reads in the original German: Das gemeine Trut-Huhn (Meleagris gallopavo).

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{{cite web | title=Wild Turkey | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/wild-turkey/ | author=Unknown | year=1864 | access-date=July 22, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}