Genus — L E I P 0 A . 
Leipoa Gould, P.Z.S., p. 126 (1840). (Also spelt Leiopa, Lipoa). . . L . ocellata. 
Bill shorter and stouter than in Megapodius, nostrils covered with a mem- 
brane, so that only a slit-like opening remains. Head and neck feathered ; 
the feathers of the crown elongated, forming a sort of crest. Tail consisting of 
sixteen rectrices, which are about two- thirds the length of the wing. Upper 
and under tail-coverts rather long ; the upper ones almost or quite reaching 
to the tip of the tail. 
Distribution. Australia. 
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