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reddish-orange and yellow respectively. 7. fuscirostris, of South 
and East New Guinea, with the Aru Islands, differs in its grey- 
black bare areas and brown bill; 7. jobiensis, of Jobi Island and 
East New Guinea, has the bill, feet, and naked skin red. The 
habits resemble those of Cathetwrus: the mounds, which reach 
an internal temperature of 93° F., are sometimes eleven feet 
high; the eggs are reddish with a chalky incrustaticn. 
Lipoa ocellata, the Native Pheasant or Mallee Hen of South 
and West Australia, has grey and brown upper parts, with black, 
Fia. 44.—“ Brush Turkey.” Catheturus lathamt. x 4. 
buff, and white markings, which form eyes on the wings and 
back. The breast is grey with a median black and white line, 
the remaining lower parts being whitish with a rufous tinge. 
The naked parts are pale blue, the bill and feet brown. This bird 
frequents both open parts of the “brushes” and dense thickets, while 
in manners it differs but little from the members of the last two 
genera. The mounds—usually in close proximity—are, however, 
smaller as a rule, and are stated to be used by single hens, a fact 
no doubt true in many cases. The six to eight eggs, which are 
pinkish-white, but become red-brown in a few days, are very 
fragile, as in other Megapodes. The natives say that an egg is 
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