... to bring them down. They fly only when pressed in this manner or when suddenly driven out of a thicket, but they run with the celerity of the greyhound, and are extremely wary and cunning. If in Europe one uses the proverb As stupid as a turkey, in America one says As smart as a wild gobbler. The American pheasant is a fine bird, about the size of the English grouse, but the meat is far superio...