Definitions for: Brush Turkey


[n] black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea



Webster (1913) Definition: Brush" tur`key (Zo["o]l.)
A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla
Lathami}) of the family Megapodid[ae]. Also applied to
several allied species of New Guinea.

Note: The brush turkeys live in the ``brush,'' and construct
a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying
vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to
hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel)
deposited in it by the females of the flock.

Synonyms: Alectura lathami

See Also: Alectura, genus Alectura, megapode, mound builder, moundbird, scrub fowl

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