The name "turkey" was first applied to the bird in England, a transliteration of the name then applied to the [[guinea fowl]] (''Numida meleagris'') of Islamic, or "Turkish," lands in northern Africa. | The name "turkey" was first applied to the bird in England, a transliteration of the name then applied to the [[guinea fowl]] (''Numida meleagris'') of Islamic, or "Turkish," lands in northern Africa. |