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the rose comb, as seen in the Hamburg and Wyandotte, broad and fairly fast, covered with small pointed protuberances, with a long backwards-facing spike to the rear. the strawberry or walnut comb, as seen in the Malay, which roughly resembles half a strawberry or walnut. [2]: 503 In hens, the comb is usually smaller and neater than in the cock.
Turkey Temporal range: 23–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene – Recent A male wild turkey strutting Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Subfamily: Phasianinae Tribe: Tetraonini Genus: Meleagris Linnaeus, 1758 Type species Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey) Linnaeus, 1758 Species M ...
The ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and Guatemala. [1] A relative of the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), it was sometimes previously considered in a genus of its own (Agriocharis), but the differences between the two turkeys are currently considered too small to ...
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Oysters are two small, round pieces of dark meat on the back of poultry near the thigh, [1] in the hollow on the dorsal side of the ilium bone. The anatomical name of the muscle is iliotrochantericus caudalis .
The flap of skin hanging over a turkey’s bill is called a snood It can change color, size, and shape based on the turkey’s mood and activities, such as when they’re courting. 6.
The gizzard of some species of herbivorous birds, like turkey and quails, [66] contains small pieces of grit or stone called gastroliths that are swallowed by the bird to aid in the grinding process, serving the function of teeth. The use of gizzard stones is a similarity found between birds and dinosaurs, which left gastroliths as trace ...