English: Turkeys.
English: Kunstgewerbe-Schule Karlsruhe. Entw. unter Prof. K. Gagel. von Christ. Klumpp.
Date 1897
Source Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration
Author Kurt Gagel
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trut-H%C3%BChner.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. |
