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THE BIRDS OF AUSTBAUA 



egg is laid every third day, the full clutch being about fourteen 

 eggs. These are pure white, much granulated and rather fragile, 

 and measure about 3.56 x 2.34 inches. They are usually placed 

 irregularly round, the top of the mound, at a depth of a foot 

 or more below the surface. The young, when hatched, make 

 their own way out, can fly at once, and lead an independent 

 existence. 







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In situ. 



Scrub-Turkey's Nest: Catheturus lathami. 



D. Le Souef. 



The Bush Turkeys are hardy birds, and easily kept in 

 confinement. Young are reared every year in a nesting mound 

 in the Melbourne Zoological Gardens. 



Barnard's Scrub Turkey. 



Catheturus purpureicollis. 



North-east Queensland — Cape York. 



Head and upper portion of the neck red 

 wattle, purplish white. Iris very light brown, 

 black; legs and feet dark brown. Upper surface blackish-brown 

 tail almost black: feathers of under-surface greyish-black tipped 

 with light grey. The female is slightly smaller than the male. The 



lower neck, with 

 almost white ; bill 



