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	ESPN.com: Outdoors : Ocellated Turkey
		The Ocellated Turkey is the most colorful of all the turkey species, frequently compared to a peacock.
		The female Ocellated Turkey is duller than the male tending toward more green than bronze.
		The Ocellated Turkey lives in heavy, subtropical jungle and ventures out onto corn fields that are encroaching into its habitat.
	sports.espn.go.com /outdoors/hunting/news/story?page=g_enc_ocellated_turkey (235 words)

	Domesticated turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Turkeys are traditionally eaten as the main course of large feasts at Christmas in Europe and North America, as well as Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, in both cases having displaced the traditional goose.
		Turkeys are sold sliced and ground, as well as "whole" in a manner similar to chicken with the head, feet, and feathers removed.
		Turkey dinners are commonly large meals served with carbohydrates, fats, and alcohol in a relaxed atmosphere, all of which are bigger contributors to post-meal sleepiness than the tryptophan in turkey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkey_(food) (1938 words)

	Ocellated Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ocellated Turkey exists only in a 50,000 square mile area comprised of the Yucatan Peninsula range includes the states of Quintana Roo, Campeche and Yucatan, as well as parts of southern Tabasco and northeastern Chiapas.
		The spots, for which the Ocellated is named, lead some scientists to believe that the bird is more related to peafowl than to Wild Turkeys.
		Ocellated Turkeys are much smaller than any of the subspecies of North American Wild Turkey, with adult hens weighing in at about 8 pounds before laying eggs and 6-7 pounds the rest of the year, and adult males weighing about 11-12 pounds during breeding season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ocellated_Turkey (559 words)

	MSN Encarta - Turkey (bird)
		In adult turkeys the head and neck are essentially naked, the feathers being reduced to hairlike bristles.
		The ocellated turkey is native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and adjacent Guatemala and Belize.
		The wild turkey is classified as Meleagris gallopavo and the ocellated turkey as Agriocharis ocellata.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575381/Turkey_(bird).html (462 words)

	Tacoma NWTF - South Sound Longbeards - Turkey Facts
		Turkeys are social birds and in winter often separate into three distinct groups: adult males (toms), young males (jakes), and females (hens) of all ages.
		Turkey feathers were used to stabilize arrows and adorn ceremonial dress, and the spurs on the legs of wild tom turkeys were used as projectiles on arrowheads.
		Turkey eggs are pale creamy tan with brown speckles, and twice as large as chicken eggs.
	www.tacomanwtf.org /turkey_trivia.htm (1055 words)

	Turkey, Birds, Turkey, Bird Pictures, Catalog, Encyclopedia
		Two species--the wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, of the eastern and central United States and Mexico, and the ocellated turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent areas--make up the family Meleagrididae, which is classified with pheasants in the order Galliformes.
		An adult male wild turkey is about 1.2 m (4 ft) long and has metallic greenish, bronze, or brownish plumage, broad rounded wings and tail, and long, slim, spurred legs.
		The smaller ocellated turkey lacks the tuft of breast feathers, is more brilliantly colored, and has bright eyespots on the tail coverts.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/birdsindex.asp?counter=99 (239 words)

	The Wild Turkey Zone: Ocellated Wild Turkey
		The Ocellated Turkey, called Cutz by the Maya, is a wild bird similar to the domestic turkey.
		The Ocellated Turkey has tail feathers with the green-blue 'eyespots' edged in a metallic bronze color, from which its name is derived (ocelli or 'eye' in Latin).
		The Ocellated turkey lacks the tuftlike beard found on the chest of male and some females of the common wild turkey found in the U.S. but does have very impressive spurs.
	www.wildturkeyzone.com /wildturkey/ocellated.htm (373 words)

	Turkeys - info and games
		Turkey Traditions: Turkeys are traditionally eaten as the main course of large feasts at Christmas in Europe and North America, as well as Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, in both cases having displaced the traditional goose.
		Turkeys are sold sliced and ground, as well as "whole" in a manner similar to chicken with the head, feet, and feathers removed.
		Turkey dinners are commonly large meals served with carbohydrates, fats, and alcohol in a relaxed atmosphere, all of which are bigger contributors to post-meal sleepiness than the tryptophan in turkey.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /content/animals/animals/birds/turkey.htm (3511 words)

	NWTF 2002 Thanksgiving Idea Kit - Turkey Facts - Ocellated Wild Turkey
		The ocellated turkey is known by several different names that vary by Central American locale: pavo, pavo ocelado, or its Mayan Indian name, ucutz il chican.
		Ocellated turkeys also have a distinct eye-ring of bright red colored skin, especially visible on adult males during the breeding season.
		Ocellated turkeys are significantly smaller than any of the 5 subspecies of North American wild turkeys.
	www.bowhunting.net /wildturkey.net/Articles/TurkeyFacts/species/ocellated.html (571 words)

	Return of Wild Turkeys
		After the early 1900's little change occurred in wild turkey distribution and populations until after World War II when resources were directed to restoring and managing the nation's wildlife populations, including the wild turkey.
		Turkeys raised in captivity were not properly imprinted on (recognition and attachment) wild hens and did not have the experience and survival skills necessary to live and reproduce in the wild.
		Restoration through trapping wild turkeys in the wild and relocating them was the proper solution, but this technique was not easily accomplished with the wary bird.
	biology.usgs.gov /s+t/noframe/b028.htm (735 words)

	Hiker's Notebook: Wild Turkey
		There is some speculation that the ocellated turkey may have been domesticated by the Mayans; however, it is not the forbear of the domestic turkey, as it lacks the prominent breast tuft or beard that is a characteristic of both the domestic and North American wild turkeys.
		Turkeys were considered by some Indian tribes to have spiritual significance; turkey feathers were an important part of ceremonial ornamentation and were incorporated into articles of clothing and headdresses.
		Ironically, the arrows were used to kill the turkeys may well have been made with points fabricated from the foot spurs of older male turkeys and guided by turkey feathers that had been fletched onto the wooden shaft.
	mwrop.org /W_Needham/WildTurkey_061123.htm (1170 words)

	Turkey (bird)
		A turkey is either of two species of large birds in the gamebird family with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
		Although the domesticated turkey has been deemed foolish and easily confused, the Wild Turkey is a game animal of considerable cunning.
		Several other birds which are sometimes called turkeys are not particularly closely related: the Australan Brush-turkey is a megapode, and the bird sometimes known as the Australian Turkey is in fact the Australian Bustard, a gruiform.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/t/tu/turkey__bird_.html (276 words)

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		We intend to show them that hunting for the ocellated turkey can benefit the entire village.” Many of the area’s residents still hunt for the ocellated at their convenience — a right they have — but one that may not help the spirit of sharing resource.
		The Mate Attraction Call The “gobble”or mate attraction call of the male ocellated turkey is preceded by a series of low frequency hollow bongo-drum notes followed by the high-pitched “song.” A male is sometimes called a “cantadore,” by the guides, which means singer in the local Spanish dialect.
		Habitat The habitat of the ocellated turkey is diverse — from semi-arid brushland in the northern parts of its range to savanna, marshland and second growth forest.
	nwtf.org /thanksgiving_cd_2005/DOWNLOADS/TEXT/DeliveringGuatemala.doc (1812 words)

	AllRefer.com - turkey, in zoology (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		turkey, common name for a large game and poultry bird related to the grouse and the pheasant.
		Turkeys are indigenous to the New World; American fossils date back 40 million years to the Oligocene.
		Turkeys are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Galliformes, family Meleagrididae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/turkey.html (299 words)

	Turkey@Everything2.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The flag of Turkey is a centered white crescent moon with a star inside the crescent, upon a red background.
		Well, one explanation may be that the turkey is mostly native to North America (barring a single subspecies in Central America), and European colonisation of that continent was a fairly late thing, compared to contact with Asia, and colonisation of South and Central America and the Caribbean islands.
		Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node=Turkey (1338 words)

	Turkeys
		With their wingspans of 1.5-1.8 metres, the turkeys are by far the largest birds in the open forests in which they live, and are rarely mistaken for any other species.
		In particular, the chest tuft of domestic turkeys is a clear indicator of descent from the Wild Turkey, as the Ocellated Turkey does not have this tuft.
		Ocellated Turkeys are much smaller than any of the subspecies of North American Wild Turkey, with adult hens weighing in at about 8 pounds before laying eggs and 6-7 pounds the rest of the year, and adult males weighing about 11-12 pounds during breeding season.
	www.avianweb.com /turkeys.htm (1248 words)

	Turkey History and Lore (Turkey for the Holidays)
		Turkey farmers often covered the birds' feet with little booties to protect them on the long journey to the London market.
		Our domesticated turkeys have such large chests that the male, "tom turkey" is not able to fertilize the eggs of the female, "hen turkeys" in the natural mating position.
		The turkey trot was not a graceful dance, as couples danced around in circles bobbing their heads like strutting tom turkeys.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /turkey/history.html (1711 words)

	Research & Resources: Species Profiles - Ocellated Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The ocellated turkey is endemic to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala and Belize, and can be found across an area extending 50,000 miles.
		Ocellated turkeys are most often found in tropical deciduous and lowland evergreen forests and clearings and abandoned farm plots.
		Ocellated turkeys tend to remain in small groups, and their diet consists mainly of seeds, berries, insects and leaves.
	www.rainforest-alliance.org /resources/forest-facts/species-profiles/turkey.html?CFID=8376130&CFTOKEN=24011036&jsessionid=c030e98b643f$AD$13$A (295 words)

	KiteCD - Animals - bird, wild turkeys
		The wild turkey is one of two turkeys in the bird family and is scientifically known as Meleagris gallopavo.
		This turkey is pardoned by the president and sent to live on a historical farm.
		Turkey for the Holidays has some interesting facts and information about turkeys on their turkey fun, facts, and history and lore pages.
	members.aol.com /KiteCD2/an_BTurkey.htm (1120 words)

	Turkey -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Turkey is among the larger countries of the Middle East, in terms of territory and population, and its land area of 300,948 square miles (779,452 square kilometres) is greater than that of any European…
		On Aug. 17, 1999, an earthquake struck Turkey in a heavily populated area stretching from a western suburb of Istanbul to the city of Adapazari northeast of the Sea of Marmara.
		All domestic turkeys are descendants of the Mexican subspecies.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9111078 (873 words)

	NWTF \| All About Turkeys
		Very little research has been done on the ocellated and less is known about the ecology of this turkey than any of the five subspecies of North American wild turkeys, including the Gould's.
		The ocellated turkey exists only in a 50,000 square mile area comprised of the Yucatan Peninsula range includes the states of Quintana Roo, Campeche and Yucatan, as well as parts of southern Tabasco and northeastern Chiapas.
		Ocellated turkeys are significantly smaller than any of the five subspecies of North American wild turkeys.
	www.nwtf.org /all_about_turkeys/history_ocellated_wild_turkey.html (568 words)

	Division of Bird Habitat Conservation Birdscapes-Project Profiles - Mexico: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
		I saw my first ocellated turkey in a Florida zoo and thought it was one of the world's most beautiful birds.
		Ocellated turkeys occur in Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
		Commonly known as the "Yucatan turkey," this species is as delicious as it is beautiful and is a prized food of native people.
	library.fws.gov /Birdscapes/win02/Ppg.html (544 words)

	Picayune Item: Mississippi News Near the Gulf: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) is the most widely distributed, abundant and hunted subspecies of the five distinct subspecies found in the United States.
		The eastern wild turkey is found in hardwood and mixed forests from New England and southern Canada and northern Florida in the east to Texas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota in the west.
		The Gould's turkey is the largest of the 5 subspecies and resembles the Merriam's turkey.
	www.picayuneitem.com /articles/2005/03/12/sports/02wallace.txt (1514 words)

	Camp :: Hunt the Ocellated Wild Turkey in Guatemala
		The ocellated turkey is in decline in much of its historic range of the Yucatan region–an area about the size of Florida.
		If the harvest is restricted to adult male turkeys in spring hunting, as we are now demonstrating, the productivity of the population will be stable and the ocellated turkey will remain a significant economic asset to the communities.
		In 2003, Lovett used the "ocellated turkey clucker" to call in a trophy with spurs exceeding 2 inches taken by Michael Tull of Roswell, Georgia.
	quicksitemaker.com /members/lovettw/camps_ocellated.html (1106 words)

	Ocellated Turkey - Discover The Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As turkeys age, plant matter becomes the primary food source with about 90 percent of the mature turkey’s diet including the green foliage of grasses, vines, forbs, acorns, buds, seeds and various fruits.
		The ocellated turkey exists only in a 50,000 square mile area in the Yucatan peninsula range in southeastern Mexico including the states of Quintana Roo, Compeche, Peten, and Yucatan, also, southern Tabasco and northeastern Chiapas.
		To attract turkeys, hunters use a wide range of turkey calls to lure the turkey or to induce gobblers to a fight.
	www.dto.com /hunting/species/generalprofile.jsp?speciesid=183 (663 words)

	MassWildlife Turkey Learning Kit
		The Merriam's turkey is native to the mountainous pine regions of the western United States from North Dakota to Oklahoma and west to the Pacific coast.
		Since many of the turkey's behaviors are learned ones that are passed from the hen to her poults, these behaviors are lost in the confines of captivity.
		Turkeys are absent from Nantucket and Suffolk Counties.
	www.mass.gov /dfwele/dfw/dfw_turkey_learning_kit.htm (12273 words)

	Turkey Talk
		By 1880 the price of a bird had increased to about a dollar, as by this time there was a scarcity of turkeys created by too much hunting and also because of the clearing and occupation of its woodland habitat for farms, buildings and the extraction of lumber.
		Turkeys are considered to be closely related to the pheasant, but they differ enough that classifiers have placed them in their own family which is called the Meleagridae.
		Turkeys are one of the species some breeders really have trouble with in raising chicks if they don't have everything they need in their diet.
	www.gamebird.com /turkeys.html (1405 words)

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