THE MYSTERY OF THE TURKEY
are few more A'-rC-c- Tt lias, however, always been a' bird of mystery, judging from the , confusion which surrounded its name and origin in the past. When Columbus disco\*ercd America he made the first move towards the proA’ision of this almost universal Christmas fare, for it was originally brought from Mexico to Europe about the middle .of the sixteenth century. It seems soon to have commenced to oust the tallied boar’s head and the gorgeous peacock as a Christmas dish, for less than tiventy years from its introduction avo find it mentioned in the Yiilctide menu. Old-time Avriters mixed it up Avith the peacock and the guinea fowl. It -was indeed eonfused Avitli the guinea fowl to such an extent that the great naturalist Linnaeus gave it the lathi name of Meloagris, which avms that of the guinea fowl. The French seem to haA’e boon dubious, of its origin, for they named, ir flit'' - Louie d’lmle, whiclr 'derived the iuode.ru name, of Dindou. Most .nations spem to ha\-e been doubtful about the -.original home of the turkey. Foav animals or birds have been so persistently misrepresented.
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Northern Advocate, 16 December 1932, Page 14 (Supplement)
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191THE MYSTERY OF THE TURKEY Northern Advocate, 16 December 1932, Page 14 (Supplement)
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