. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . heydo not brood over their eggs, as do other birds, but instead bury them, either in sand inthe neighbourhood of warm springs or in heaps of decaying \egetable matter. In the lattercase the material is often collected by several birds working together. Mounds of 8 feet highand 60 feet in circumference have been found, the work of the NiCOBAR Megapode. Suchhave been many years in use, material being added each season. Into this mass the femaledigs down and deposits an egg every second day, covering it up as soon as lai
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . heydo not brood over their eggs, as do other birds, but instead bury them, either in sand inthe neighbourhood of warm springs or in heaps of decaying \egetable matter. In the lattercase the material is often collected by several birds working together. Mounds of 8 feet highand 60 feet in circumference have been found, the work of the NiCOBAR Megapode. Suchhave been many years in use, material being added each season. Into this mass the femaledigs down and deposits an egg every second day, covering it up as soon as laid. ThereIt remains till hatched, when the young, probably aided b\ its mother, forces its way up tothe surface, and emerges, not a down) nestling as one would expect, but clothed with feathersdiffering but slightly in texture from those worn in the adult state. Owing to the precociousdevelopment, )oung megapodes are able to fly within an hour after birth. There are many different kinds of megapodes occurring in Australia, Samoa, and theNicobar and Philippine Islands. R A Z O R - BIL L E D C U R A S S O \V Scj called Jrum the sharp ridge aUtig the top of the heak
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