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Identifier: handbooktogamebiog02ogil (find matches)
Title: A hand-book to the game-birds
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Ogilvie-Grant, W. R. (William Robert), 1863-1924
Subjects: Game and game-birds
Publisher: London : E. Lloyd
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ndflanks brass-gnen^ shading into purplish-black towards theextremity, which is margined by a deep black line and fringedwith greenish-copper; ends of upper tail-coverts and ocelli ontail-feathers greenish-blue, shot with purple ; tail-feathers widelymargined icith rich reddish-copier changing to green; breastand belly black, margined with copper-red. Naked skin of headand neck blue^ scarlet round the eye, and ornaniented with redwarts, the largest being situated between the eyes ; erectilefleshy process on forehead blue. Tarsus armed with a long,stout, sharp spur. Total length, about 33 inches ; wing, i42 ;tail, 13*1; tarsus, 44. Adult Female.—Like the male, but less brilliantly coloured, andthe ocelli at the ends of the tail-feathers much reduced; theerectile process very small, and the great spurs representedby small wart-like knobs. Total length, about 33 inches 3wing, i42 ; tail, 13*1 j tarsus, 44. Range. — Central America; Guatemala, Yucatan, and BritishHonduras. PLATE XXX1.
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■*^./., •VJ^^jiM^ N\/>>v HONDURAS TURKEY. TilE TURKEYS. Ill Habits.—The only notes on the habits of this fine species arethe following, furnished by Mr. F. Gaumer:—The Spanish namefor this bird is Pavo del Mofife. It is occasionally seen wiihinfive leagues of Merida, but cannot be said to be common westof Espita. East of ilspita it is often seen in the corn-fields insmall flocks of from six to ten. I have discovered a localityten leagues to the north and east of Valladolid, where it may besaid to be common. This is the region depopulated since theemigration of the Indians nearly half a century ?go ; no onelives there now, and the Meleagris is the proud ruler of theforest. It is one of the wildest and shyest of birds, extremelycautious in its movements, and ever on the alert for a hiddenenemy ; it flies with the greatest rapidity at the sight of man,regardless of distance. When met with in open land it takesflight, rising with a heavy flutter peculiar to the family, andaf

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