terminate each feather, and which also have a metallic lustre.

In the reign of George II. a large stock of wild turkeys, consisting of not less than three thousand, was regularly kept in Richmond Park. They were hunted with dogs, and made to take refuge in a tree, where they were frequently shot by the monarch. A breed of this kind is said to be in a park belonging to Lord Ducie, in Gloucestershire; and there are some in that of Sir W. W. Wynn, at Wynnstay.

In a domestic state the turkey subsists on insects and grain. The females, whenever they have opportunity, wander to a considerable distance from the poultry-yards, to construct their nests, and lay and hatch their eggs. When young, they require much attention. In Norfolk and Suffolk they are reared in great numbers. About Christmas the demand for them is great, though few birds are in more request for the table at other times.