There he remains quite still for a moment, as if exhausted; but the next moment he is strutting about her, spreading wings and tail like a wild turkey-gobbler, showing all his good points to the best advantage, and vain of all his performances as a peacock in the spring sunshine.
"A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories"
William Long
No wonder that ol' turkey-gobbler sets up on them rafters blinkin' at me so peaceful!
"Sonny, A Christmas Guest"
Ruth McEnery Stuart
If such was the case, the "gobbler," as the male bird is called, took good care to keep out of our way.
"With Axe and Rifle"
W.H.G. Kingston