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domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
| Subject: | domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
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Date: 2009:12:14 17:07:52
Upload Date: 2017:05:22 16:37:02
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Artist Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695)  
Title A Hen with Peacocks and a Turkey 
Description
A group of birds rummaging around the base of a column. From left to right: a turkey, a hen with chicks and two peacocks.
Date Circa 1680
Medium oil on canvas
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Een_hen_met_pauwen_en_een_kalkoen_Rijksmuseum_SK-C-146.jpeg
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. |
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