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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. For this to be true, there must have been Turkeys brought over on the Mayflower, and for it to be true in detail, Columbus must have been the guy who brought the Turkey back to the Old World.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Christopher Columbus Park. Christopher Columbus Park. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Refugio mixto Caño Negro. 15 Jan 2019. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Merritt Island NWR–Black Point Wildlife Drive. 15 Jan 2019.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Christopher Columbus Park. Christopher Columbus Park. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596). 03 Jan 2019. Cinnamon Hummingbird – Amazilia rutila. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596). 03 Jan 2019.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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Christopher Columbus Park. Christopher Columbus Park. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cassin’s Vireo – Vireo cassinii. Santa Cruz River–Crossroads at Silverbell District Park. 13 Mar 2019. Bell’s Vireo – Vireo bellii. 13 Mar 2019. 13 Mar 2019.

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