18 IIEGAPODIIB^. 



Geinis LIPOA, Gould. 

 Lipoa ocellata, Gould. 



Megapodius (Leipoa) oceEatus, Thien. Foiipjlanz. ges. Vor/. p. 12, tab. xii. 



fig. 2 (1845-54). 

 Leipoa ocellata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 155 (1865) ; Campbell, 



NeMs ^ Eqqs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) : North, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. 



Birds, p. 281 (1889). 

 Lipoa ocellata, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 463 (1893) ; Le Sou'ef, 



Ibis, 1899, p. 10 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 13 (1899). 



Of the eggs of the Ocellated Megapode Mr. Noiih writes : — 

 " Eggs -when fresh are of a delicate pinky-white, but after re- 

 maiuiug in the mound a few da3's they become a dirty reddish 

 brown." They measure from 3'45 to 3"7o in length, and from 

 2-15 to 2-4 iu breadth. 



2. Australia. Gould Coll. 



1. W. Austi-alia {J. Gould). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. S. Australia. Sir G. Grey [P.]. 



1. Gippsland, Victoria. F. A. Philbrick, Esq., Q.C. [P.]. 



Genus TA.LEGALLUS, Less, 

 Talegallus cuvieri. Less. 



Talecallus cuvieri. Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 465 (1893) ; Sharjje, 

 ^Hand-l. i. p. 13 (1899). 



The only egg of Cuviers Brush-Turkey in the Collection is 

 brownish buff with a pinkish tinge. It measures 3-75 by 2-5. 



1. New Guinea. Old Collection. 



Genus CATHETURUS, ^umim. 

 Catheturus lathami {Lath.). 



Meo-apodius (Talegalhis) lathami, Thien. Fortpfianz. gcs. Viig. p. 12, 



tab. xii. fig. 1 (1845-54). 

 Taleoalla lathami, M acgillivray , Voy. ' Rattlesnake,^ ii. p. 358 (1852) ; 



Bartlett, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 426. 

 Talegallus lathami, Goidd, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 150 (1865) ; 



Campbell, Nests ^- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) ; North, Nests ^ 



Ef/gs Austr. Birds, p 279 (18S9). 

 Catheturus lathami, Gra7it, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 468 (1893) ; Sliarjje, 



Hand-l. i. p. 14 (1899) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1899, p. 14. 



The eggs of the Australian Brush-Turkey are white, generally 

 stained with some yellowish smears. They measure from 3-4 to 

 3*75 in length, and from 2-3 to 2*45 in breadth. 



1. Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Australia {J. Gould). .Salviu-(iodman Coll. 

 1. Cape York, Nov. Gould Coll. 



