THE PAPUAN WATTLED BRUSH-TURKEYS. 195 
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 
AEPVYPODIMUS, 
Acpypodius, Oustalet, Le Nat. No. 41, p. 323 (1880). 
Type, A. druijnz, Oustalet. 
Upper tail-coverts short and dark chestnut. 
Head and neck mostly naked ; a pendulous wattle at the 
base of the fore-neck (in one species an additional wattle on 
each side of the neck) ; and an elevated fleshy crest extending 
from the base of the bill to the crown. 
Nostrils round. 
Tail composed of sz/een 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 
BRUIJNI. 
Lalegallus bruijnit, Oustalet, C. R. xc. p. 906 ( 1880). 
Acpypodius bruijnit, Oustalet, Le Nat. No. 41, p. 323 (1880) ; 
Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 470 (1893). 
Lalegallus (Aepypodius) bruijnii, Oustalet, Ann. Sci. Nat. xt 
p- 38, figs. 33 [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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