32 THE NATURALIST IN AUSTRALIA. 
Island, in Torres Straits, in close proximity to a miner’s tent, which it greatly 
exceeds in dimensions, is given on this page. 
The second species of mound-builder is the Talegalla, or so-called Brush or 
Serub Turkey, Zalegalla Lathami. This bird is larger than the preceding, the male 
being the size of a turkey, which it much resembles in shape, while the head and 
neck are bare of feathers and ornamented with a fleshy wattle much after the manner 
of typical members of that group. While met with most abundantly in the thick 
scrubs of the extreme north, the area of distribution of the Talegalla extends much 
further south than that of the preceding type. The habits of this species are 
essentially gregarious, many birds usually combining towards the construction of the 
huge mound-like nest; and as many as a bushel of eggs, which are most excellent 
eating, are not unfrequently abstracted from a single mound. As with the preceding 
species, the Scrub Turkeys use their powerful feet only in the construction of their 
nest, grasping bunches of leaves, grass, and all other available substances with one 
foot, and throwing it backwards towards the selected spot. In this manner they 
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MINER’S TENT AND NEST-MOUND OF AUSTRALIAN JUNGLE FOWL, Megapodium tumulus, GOODE ISLAND, TORRES STRAITS, p. 31 
