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Title: Young folk's illustrated book of birds : with numerous original, instructive and amusing anecdotes
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Bilby, T. (Thomas), 1794-1872
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: New York : John W. Lovell Co.
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and a sure prognostic of badweather; and his feet, more clumsy than those of the torkey,make a sad contrast with the elegance of the rest. THE TUKKEY, (Meieagru GaOo-Pavo,) Was originally an inhabitant of America, whence he wasbrought to Europe by some Jesuit missionaries, which ac-counts for his being called a Jesuit in some parts of continentalEurope. Except the tuft on the head, which he does notshare with the peacock, and his plumage, which is verydifferent from that of the latter, he is like him in many par-ticulars. The general colour of the feathers is brown andbhick ; and turkeys have about the head, especially the cock,naked and tuberous lumps of flesh of a bright red colour. Along fleshy appendage hangs from the base of the uppermandible, and seems to be lengthened and shortened atpleasure. The hen lays from fifteen to twenty eggs, whichare whitish and freckled. The chickens are very tender,and require great care and attentive nursing, before thejire able to seek their food.
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THEPINTADO. 87 The wild Turkey-cock is, in our American forests, anabject of considerable interest. It perches en the tops of thedeciduous cypress and magnolias. ILLUSTRATIVE ANFCDOTE. A gentleman of New York received from a distant part aTurkey-cock and hen, and with them a pair ^f bantams jwhich were put all together into the yard with his otherpoultry. Some time afterward, as he was feeding themfrom the barn-door, a large hawk suddenly turned the cornerof the barn, and made a pounce at the bantam hen; sheimmediately gave the alarm, by a noise which is natural toher on such occasions; when the Turkey-cock, who was atthe distance of about two yards, and without doubt under-stood the hawks intention, flew at the tyrant with suchviolence, and gave him so severe a stroke with his spurs,as to knock him from the hen to a considerable distance; hywhich means the bantam was rescued from destruction THE PINTADO, or GUINEA HEN.(Numida Meleagris.) The Pintado is somewhat larger than the common

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