THE PAPUAN WATTLED BRUSH TURKEYS. I95 



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 

 almost 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 BRUSH-TURKEYS. GENUS 

 AEPYPODIUS. 



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



Type, A. hruijni, Oustalet. 



Upper tail-coverts short and dark chestnut. 



Head and neck mostly naked ; a pe?idicIoiis wattle at the 

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

 each side of the neck) ; and an €iQM2X^^ fleshy crest extending 

 from the base of the bill to the crov/n. 



Nostrils round. 



Tail composed of sixteen feathers and similar in shape to 

 that of Catheturus. 



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. AEPYPODIUS 



BRUIJNL 



Tahgallus briiiJ7iii, Oustalet, C. R. xc. p. 906 (1880). 

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



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

 Talegallus {Aepypodius) bruijnii, Oustalet, Ann. Sci. Nat. xi 

 P- 3^, figs. ZZ [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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