domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Artist James Ward (1769–1859)   
Title Study of a Turkey
Object type drawing
Date undated
Medium "Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper"
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Ward_-_Study_of_a_Turkey_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
The domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large poultry bird, domestic form of the wild turkey. The English language name for this species results from an early misidentification of the bird with an unrelated species which was imported to Europe through the country of Turkey.