GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 



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own opinion Reichenbach is correct in considering them as nearly allied to the Gallinacex, and we 

 shall therefore adopt his arrangement. 



The TALLEGALLI (TallegalU) are recognisable by their strong curved beak, short toes, small 

 much-rounded wings, and the bare patches on the head, neck, and breast. These birds inhabit the 





THE BRUSH TURKEY {CatheturKS Lailuimi). 



dense brushes, scrubby gullies, and primeval forests of Australia and New Guinea, where they are met 

 with in small flocks on the ground. In disposition they are very shy, and when disturbed endeavour 

 to escape by running into the thick brush or by flying up to the branches of trees, and then ascending 

 to the top, which they gain by leaping from bough to bough ; having attained the summit they 

 sometimes fly off to a new locality in the underwood. During the mid-day heat they generally seek 

 shelter under the shady branches of trees, often uttering a low chuckling noise ; they also dust them 

 selves on the ground, after the manner of other Gallinaceous Birds. Their food consists of seeds, 

 beiries, and insects. 



vol.. Ill, 11.^ 



