THE PAPUAN WATTLED HRUSH-TURKEYS. 1 95 



the earth, which the natives informed me were made by the 

 birds in dusting themselves." 



Eggs. — Pure white, varying much in shape and size, some being 

 ahnost round, others a long oval or pointed at the smaller end ; 

 their usual form is an oval, slightly smaller at one end. Shell 

 thin, smooth, and minutely granulated. Average measurements, 

 3-55 by 2'4 inches. 



THE PAPUAN WATTLED BRUSII-TURKEVS. CxENUS 

 AEPVPODIUS. 



Aepypodius, Oustalet, Le Nat. No. 41, p. 323 (1880). 



Type, A. hruijni, Oustalet. 



Upper tail-coverts short and dark chestmit. 



Head and neck mostly naked ; a pendulous waffle at the 

 base of the fore-neck (in one species an additional wattle on 

 each side of the neck) ; and an elevated y?^j-/^j/ cresf extending 

 from the base of the bill to the crown. 



Nostrils rou?id. 



Tail composed of six fee??, feathers and similar in shape to 

 that of Cafhefurus. 



First primary flight-feather about equal to the tenth ; seventh 

 or eighth slightly the longest. 



Front of legs (metatarsi) covered with a single row of large 

 scales, the last two or three being divided down the middle. 



I. THE WAIGIOU WATTLED BRUSH-TURKEY. AEPVPODIUS 

 BRUIJNL 



Talegallus bruiJ7iii, Oustalet, C. R. xc. p. 906 (1880). 

 Aepypodius bruijnii, Oustalet, Le Nat. No. 41, p. 323 (1880) ; 



Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 470 (1893). 

 Talegallus {Aepypodius') hruijnii, Oustalet, Ann. Sci. Nat. xi 

 P- 3<S figs. Z7i [adult], 34 [juv.] (1881). 

 Adult.— General colour above brownish-black, browner on 

 the lower back, and dark chestnut on the upper tail-coverts ; 



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