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	Turkey (bird) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Turkeys are widely hunted, particularly the Wild Turkey in North America.
		Several other birds which are sometimes called "turkeys" are not particularly closely related: the Australian brush-turkey is a megapode, and the bird sometimes known as the "Australian turkey" is in fact the Australian Bustard, a gruiform.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkey_(bird) (358 words)

	Turkey (bird) - MSN Encarta
		In adult turkeys the head and neck are essentially naked, the feathers being reduced to hairlike bristles.
		From 9 to 18 creamy white eggs with red-brown speckles are laid in a clutch.
		The ocellated turkey is native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and adjacent Guatemala and Belize.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575381/Turkey_(bird).html (429 words)

	Turkey (bird) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Turkeys are birds classed in the gamebird order with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
		This is said to reflect the ability of the bird, particularly the male, to change the form of its face depending on its mood.
		Wild turkey track, Georgetown, SC Several other birds which are sometimes called "turkeys" are not particularly closely related: the Australian brush-turkey is a megapode, and the bird sometimes known as the "Australian turkey" is in fact the Australian bustard, a gruiform.Turkeys also have snoods, the flap of skin that hangs from their beaks
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Meleagrididae (685 words)

	Turkey, Birds, Turkey, Bird Pictures, Catalog, Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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 Spanish carried the bird to Europe in the 16th century, and the Pilgrims brought several domesticated turkeys with them to America in 1620.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/birdsindex.asp?counter=99 (239 words)

	Cookbook:Turkey - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
		Turkey is a large, widely domesticated North American bird with white plumage and a bare, wattled head and neck.
		The turkey is not cooked until the thigh has reached a temperature of 185°F. Alternatively, a remote probe thermometer can be inserted into the bird before it goes into the oven, permitting constant monitoring of temperature without opening the oven door.
		The bird is submerged into 375°F oil (often peanut oil) for 30 to 45 minutes (depending on the weight of the bird).
	en.wikibooks.org /wiki/Cookbook:Turkey (1991 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)

	Eatturkey.com - Everything you want to know about turkey. Turkey recipes, turkey preparation tips, thanksgiving recipes.
		To obtain the highest yield from cooked turkey, it is essential to have proper carving and slicing techniques.
		Boning an uncooked turkey is easier than it sounds, and the 20 minutes of concentrated knifework it requires are worth its many benefits: shorter roasting time, unique presentation, and compact storage of leftovers.
		Using your thumb and knife as necessary, free the breast and thigh meat from the central skeletal structure all the way down to the sternum, which is the piece of cartilage that runs the length of the breast.
	www.eatturkey.com /foodsrv/manual/serve7.html (1431 words)

	Wild Turkey Hunting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Turkey hunting is a secretive sport in which a camouflaged hunter attracts the wary bird by use of a call.
		TURKEY TRANSPORTATION: Any turkey being moved or transported in any manner must have a plainly visible transportation tag bearing the name, address, and license number of the person who killed it securely attached to its leg, and it must be accompanied by the person who killed it.
		The safest method is to totally encase the bird in a long, zippered carry-bag (not red, white, or blue) or hunter orange vest for transport to eliminate the possibility of drawing fire from an indiscriminate hunter.
	www.state.me.us /ifw/hunttrap/turkeyhunting.htm (2122 words)

	USATODAY.com - Turkey now has 15 human cases of bird flu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However, a WHO official said Turkish patients appear to be catching the disease from infected domestic birds, the normal path of the disease, and not from each other.
		Turkish officials said they are near wetlands on the paths of migratory birds, which have been carrying the disease from country to country.
		He said, however, that because Turkey was on the path of migratory birds, the country would continue to be at risk in years to come, and urged people to abandon raising poultry in backyards.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/2006-01-08-turkey-birdflu_x.htm (937 words)

	Turkey Vulture. Bird Watching Turkey Vultures
		Description - The Turkey Vulture is an eagle-sized bird that is usually seen soaring over the countryside, its wings held upward in a wide, shallow V; the flight feathers are a silver grey with a fl lining.
		This brownish-fl bird has a long tail and its head is small, bare and red.
		Turkey Vultures feed chiefly on carrion and refuse.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/birds/turkey.htm (167 words)

	Tackling Your Thanksgiving Turkey - CBS News
		After the turkey is roasted and the twine is removed, the bird will still hold its shape for easier carving.
		Take note: Cooking the stuffing (dressing) inside the turkey can present a health hazard, since the turkey is often not cooked long enough for the dressing to be cooked properly.
		Turkey gravy, the perfect complement to roast turkey, is especially delicious when made from the pan juices, enhanced with turkey or chicken stock.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/11/11/earlyshow/living/recipes/main655201.shtml (1480 words)

	Turkey (bird) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Bird, common name for any member of the class of vertebrates that contains animals with feathers.
		Fowl, term originally meaning any kind of bird, and later applied chiefly to species kept for their meat and eggs.
		Ornithology, the scientific study of birds; a branch of zoology.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Turkey_(bird).html (200 words)

	Articles: Talking Turkey
		This bird had been brought to England by merchants trading out of that area of the eastern Mediterranean called the Levant but whom the English called “Turkey merchants” because that whole area was then part of the Turkish empire.
		Turkeys actually came from Mexico and were first brought back from there about 1520, at a time when that area was called The Spanish Indies or the New Indies, illustrating the confusion in people’s minds about the true location of this new land that Columbus had found.
		The turkey was introduced into Europe only about twenty years after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama had pioneered the route round the Cape of Good Hope, up the east coast of Africa and across to India, where he landed in 1498—at Calicut.
	www.worldwidewords.org /articles/turkey.htm (650 words)

	EEK! - Turkey Vulture
		Turkey vultures act as nature's ultimate garbage collector, recycler, and scavenger using their keen sense of smell and sight to find ripe carcasses.
		It is easy to tell vultures apart from other birds because their wings form the shape of a "V" (as in vulture) in flight and they tilt from side to side as they soar, unlike eagles and hawks.
		The turkey vulture has no syrinx (a bird's voicebox) and is silent except for an airy hissing or grunting.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/turkeyVulture.htm (686 words)

	Thanksgiving: Talking turkey amid bird flu
		Against the backdrop of 21 outbreaks of bird flu and two human infections of the H5N1 virus in China this year, a nationwide campaign is being waged to stop the disease from making deeper inroads.
		According to veterinarians, turkeys are so vulnerable to avian influenza and a few other fowl diseases that its supply chain, from breeding to distribution, must be under strict supervision, especially at a time of public health crisis.
		Furthermore, all their birds, before hitting the market, are required to undergo sample testing when they are alive and drug residue testing after they are slaughtered.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-11/23/content_497134.htm (1304 words)

	Turkey Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		Turkeys are domestic (farm) birds that were originally bred from wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopo).
		The adult female turkey is called a hen, the adult male is called a tom, and the young are called poults.
		Turkey eggs are tan with brown spots; they are a little bigger than chicken eggs.
	enchantedlearning.com /subjects/birds/printouts/Turkeyprintout.shtml (199 words)

	Vietnam finds bird flu in poultry - NDTV.com - News on Vietnam finds bird flu in poultry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bird flu has been detected in Vietnamese poultry for the second time this month, igniting fears of a possible resurgence of the H5N1 virus in the country that has been touted for beating it back, officials said on Saturday.
		The virus was found in one duck in the southern Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, Mai Van Hiep, director of the provincial animal health bureau said, adding it was among eight samples taken from a farm of 45 ducks in Thanh Phu town.
		Earlier this month, the bird flu virus was also detected in two ducks and two geese in random testing in Thanh Phu town in the same province.
	ndtv.com /template/template.asp?template=birdfluscare&slug=Turkey+... (843 words)

	Massachusetts State Game Bird - Wild Turkey - State Symbols of Massachusetts
		A true native American, the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) is the largest and most widely distributed of the six recognized subspecies of wild turkey in North America.
		Native Americans enjoyed an abundance of turkeys for thousands of years before settlers arrived in the New World, although Indians generally avoided eating turkey (regarding it as "starvation food" - believing that turkey was fit to hunt only by children, women, and Europeans).
		A turkey hen lays 9-12 eggs in a shallow nest where she incubates her clutch for about 28 days.
	www.statesymbolsusa.org /Massachusetts/bird_wild_turkey.html (527 words)

	FOCUS on TURKEY - Bird Watching (Ornithology) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		urkey, which is situated at the meeting point of three continents, forms a bridge between the reproductive areas of birds in the north and their winter nests in the south.
		One of the most important stops of the birds along this route is Izmir Cesmealti.
		Bird's Heaven is a real heaven for both bird-loves and ornithologists.
	www.focusmm.com /trt_wb_o.htm (119 words)

	CNN.com - More Turkey bird flu as fears grow - Jan 12, 2006
		Some birds are escaping the cull meant to halt bird flu in Turkey (2:34)
		Studies on the genetic sequence of the viruses from tissue samples taken from the first two fatal human cases in Turkey indicated they were "very similar" to H5N1 viruses found in birds in Turkey and China, the organization said.
		WHO earlier warned at a bird flu conference in Tokyo, Japan, that the threat of a pandemic was growing daily.
	www.cnn.com /2006/HEALTH/01/12/birdflu.wrap/index.html (770 words)

	Birds Birdwatching and bird watching tours in Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When it comes to examine the fauna you'll be the witness of the kingdom of sky, these are surely the birds that's the name of the freedom in the cradle of civilization.
		Here Blue World Travel is inviting you to watch, view, explore and observe the bird species, meet the scientists and the executive board of the National Parks thanks to our tour programmes and well planned tour schedules in Turkey.
		Please feel free and enjoy your surf in our web site and should you have any questions or concern about the birds, birdwatching and bird watching tours in Turkey just reach us and we'd be most pleased to assist you in the cradle of civilization.
	www.birdwatchingtoursturkey.com (301 words)

	Turkey Breast Recipes :: Turkey-Recipes.co.uk
		Turkey should be thawed in the refrigerator allowing 24 hours for every four to five pounds of bird weight.
		Turkey has 8% more protein than the equivalent sized serving of chicken breast or top loin of beef.
		Turkey is a cheap source of iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium and B vitamins.
	www.turkey-recipes.co.uk /Turkey-Breast.htm (140 words)

	All About Birds
		The Wild Turkey was a very important food animal to Native Americans, but it was eliminated from much of its range by the early 1900s.
		A native of North America, the turkey is one of only two domesticated birds originating in the New World.
		In the 1940s wild birds were caught and transported to new areas, where they quickly became established and flourished.
	birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Wild_Turkey.html (332 words)

	Adopt-a-Bird - Turkey Vulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Range and Habitat: Turkey Vultures are found across most of the United States and commonly occur throughout Florida.
		Turkey Vultures usually lay two eggs, which are incubated by both sexes for about 40 days.
		Remarks: The vulture is probably the most misunderstood bird and the harassment these birds receive is unjustified.
	www.adoptabird.org /tv.html (374 words)

	Turkey Bird Flu Propaganda Update
		A third teen, from the same family as the other two children, has also died, and although H5N1 has been found in her lungs, officials are presently reluctant to call it a definite fatality from H5N1.
		AFP press agency is implying that the "human bird-flu cases" in Turkey are centered at one hospital, the Van.
		Keep in mind that Turkey is being used as a propaganda hammer by the bird-flu alarmists.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/january2006/130106birdflu.htm (481 words)

	Five New Bird Flu Cases Confirmed in Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In Dogubayazit in eastern Turkey, where two siblings succumbed to the disease during the past week, authorities continued to raid homes for poultry that had not been handed in for destruction.
		The deaths in Eastern Turkey are the first confirmed fatalities caused by bird flu outside Asia, where 74 people have been killed by H5N1 since 2003.
		The virus was first detected in Turkey in October in and around a bird sanctuary in northwestern Turkey.
	voanews.com /english/Turkey-Confirms-5-New-Human-Cases-of-Bird-Flu.cfm (537 words)

	Turkey: Bird Flu Contained - CBS News
		Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker said authorities were on alert for any outbreak in the rest of Turkey, which lies in the path of several migratory birds flying from eastern Russia to Africa.
		Authorities culled 7,600 domestic birds and disinfected 5 hectares of land in the area to contain the highly contagious virus.
		Turkey asked the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG for 1 million boxes of a standard flu medicine as a precaution against a possible pandemic, a health official said Thursday.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/10/13/health/main938828.shtml (524 words)

	Bird Watching, Turkey
		When we consider the diversity of bird species in Turkey, both migratory and non-migratory, we can see that Turkey is a unique place for watching birds.
		Turkey has many mountain ranges, where the alpine meadows and forested lower slopes are home to many species of bird.
		Apart from the periods between the middle of March and the end of May, and from the middle of August until the end of October, it is possible to observe the birds that live permanently in the rushes and lakes all year round.
	www.enjoyturkey.com /Tours/Interest/Birds.htm (1135 words)

	CNN.com - Turkey says dead boy had bird flu - Jan 4, 2006
		ANKARA, Turkey (CNN) -- A 14-year-old boy died in Turkey from bird flu in the first known human death from the illness outside of China and Southeast Asia, Turkish health officials said Wednesday.
		The boy's sister is also suffering from bird flu and a third case is suspected, the officials said.
		Eight other people, most of them members of the same family, are hospitalized with flu-like symptoms in the city of Van in eastern Turkey, and the head doctor of the facility said he is in urgent need of more respirators to be able to treat all the patients.
	cnn.com /rssclick/2006/HEALTH/01/04/turkey.birdflu/index.html?... (631 words)

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