wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Title: A natural history of birds, fishes, reptiles, and insects
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: John Bigland, 1750-1832; Joseph Harvey Riley, 1873-1941, former owner. DSI
Subjects: Zoology Natural history
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The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland ground bird native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey.