Why is the bird a Turkey?

SUBHEAD: It's a similar reason that indigenous Americans were called Indians. Columbus was lost.Image above: Illustration by Stephen Messenger from a related article (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/11/how-an-american-bird-became-known-as-a-turkey.php)By Robert Krulwich on 27 November 2007 for National Public Radio - (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97541602)Here's the