IS MEGAPODIIDJB. 



Genus LIPOA, Gould. 

 Lipoa ocellata, Gould. 



Megapodius (Leipoa) ocellatus, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 12, tab. xii. 



fig. 2 (1845-54). 

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



Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) : North, Nests fy Eggs Austr. 



Birds, p. 281 (1889). 

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



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



Of the eggs of the Ocellated Megapode Mr. North writes : 

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

 maining in the mound a few days they become a dirty reddish 

 brown." They measure from 3-45 to 3' 75 in length, and from 

 2-15 to 2-4 in breadth. 



2. Australia. Gould Coll. 



1. W. Australia (/. Gould). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



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



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



Genus TALEGALLUS, Less. 



Talegallus cuvieri, Less. 



Talegallus cuvieri, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 465 (1893) ; Sharpe, 

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



The only egg of Cuvier's 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 CATHETUEUS, Swains. 



Catheturus lathami (Lath.). 



Megapodius (Talegallus) lathami, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 12, 



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

 Talegalla lathami, Macgillivray, Voy. l Rattlesnake,' ii. p. 358 (1852) ; 



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

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



Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883) ; North, Nests 8f 



Eggs Austr. Birds, p 279 (1889). 

 Catheturus lathami, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 468 (1893) ; Sharpe, 



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-Godman Coll. 

 1. Cape York, Nov. Gould Coll. 



