Wild Turkey T-Shirt
Wild Turkey T-Shirt
Size & fit
Comfort Colors 1717. Relaxed fit, true to size; size down for a closer fit.
| Size | Chest width (in) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18 ¼ | 26 ⅝ |
| M | 20 ¼ | 28 |
| L | 22 | 29 ⅜ |
| XL | 24 | 30 ¾ |
| 2XL | 26 | 31 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 27 ¾ | 32 ½ |
| 4XL | 29 ¾ | 33 ½ |
Measured flat: chest across, 1 in below the armholes; length from the high shoulder. Compare with a T-shirt you own and like.
Each shirt is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the colour can vary slightly from shirt to shirt.
Plate I of The Birds of America, the first image in the book.
The shirt
- Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk.
- The full plate on the back; a detail from it on the left chest.
- Wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low. Don't iron over the print.
Shipping & production
Each shirt is printed for you after you order. Most orders are printed and on their way within 2–5 business days; delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.
Returns
If your shirt arrives damaged, misprinted or defective, contact us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement or a refund. Because every shirt is printed to order, we can't accept returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind, so please check the size chart above before ordering.
Plate 016
From the book
- Species
- Meleagris gallopavo
- As named in the book
- Wild Turkey, male; American Cane.
- Artist
- J. J. Audubon
- Book
- The Birds of America, pl. I, 1827
“…one of the most interesting of the birds indigenous to the United States of America.”
Then and now
Nearly wiped out by 1900, restored across its range by the late twentieth century.
Field notes
Audubon put it first. Then it nearly disappeared, and came back.
When Audubon published The Birds of America, he chose the wild turkey to go first. Plate I shows a gobbler stepping through river cane: bronze feathers burning green and copper, blue-and-red head, the beard hanging from his breast. Audubon called it "one of the most interesting of the birds indigenous to the United States of America."
He wasn't alone. In a 1784 letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin called the bald eagle "a bird of bad moral character" and the turkey "a much more respectable bird… a bird of courage."
Within a century, market hunting and forest clearing had nearly wiped out the wild turkey. Then came one of the great American conservation stories: state wildlife agencies, funded largely by hunters, trapped birds from surviving flocks and moved them into empty range. Today wild turkeys live in every state except Alaska.
- 1784Franklin praises the turkey as "a bird of courage."
- 1827Audubon's Plate I: the wild turkey opens The Birds of America.
- Early 1900sHunting and forest clearing leave the species close to gone.
- TodayRestored to every state except Alaska.