. The birds of Australia. Birds. ._, \ "^ jt f- ^'i »â >!-. '^. '^ - Y'^^'i. -- '":<.' ^'t^'. 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 QueenslandâCape 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
. The birds of Australia. Birds. ._, \ "^ jt f- ^'i »â >!-. '^. '^ - Y'^^'i. -- '":<.' ^'t^'. 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 QueenslandâCape 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. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le SoueÌf, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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