DCHP-1 Online
turkey West 
n. the little brown crane, Grus canadensis.
See also: wild turkey
- 1795 (1911) They are generally esteemed good eating, and, from the form of the body when fit for the spit, they acquire the name of the North West turkey.
- 1955 In some quarters these lanky birds have been locally known as "turkeys" although one even slightly familiar with the long-legged creatures is at a loss to account for this misleading name.
- 1956 Brown Crane [is also called] wild turkey (Often shortened to "turkey." Man., Sask., Alta.).
- 1795 (1911) They are generally esteemed good eating, and, from the form of the body when fit for the spit, they acquire the name of the North West turkey.