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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

Dates of first arrival listed by Schorger (1966) are: Italy 1520, Germany 1530, France 1538, England 1541, Denmark and Norway 1550, Sweden 1556. The Spanish Colonial Experience and Domestic Animals. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid. Kiva 78(1):37–60. Reitz, Elizabeth. Historical Archaeology, Vol.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

10,000 Birds

The islands were purchased by the United States from Denmark in 1916. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. Virgin Islands are 40 miles east of Puerto Rico and consist of St. Thomas, and a number of smaller islands.

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Hybrid Teals

10,000 Birds

In my experience, Cinnamon Teal x Common or Green-winged Teal hybrids are the rarest; I have seen pictures of only 2 such birds and a 3rd bird (the one mentioned above) in life. The flanks are partly striped but also finely vermiculated in part.

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