. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. THE GAME-BIRDS AND RAILS 25 The Meciai'Odes and Brl'SH-turkevs, thoLigh dull and uninteresting-looking birds, are, on account of the facts connected with the propagation of their species, cjuite remarkable. They do not brood o\-er their eggs, as do other birds, but instead bur}- them, either in sand in the neighbourhood of warm springs or in heaps of decaying \egetable matter. In the latter case the material is often collected by several birds working together. Mounds of S teet high an
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. THE GAME-BIRDS AND RAILS 25 The Meciai'Odes and Brl'SH-turkevs, thoLigh dull and uninteresting-looking birds, are, on account of the facts connected with the propagation of their species, cjuite remarkable. They do not brood o\-er their eggs, as do other birds, but instead bur}- them, either in sand in the neighbourhood of warm springs or in heaps of decaying \egetable matter. In the latter case the material is often collected by several birds working together. Mounds of S teet high and 60 feet in circumference have been found, the work of the NlCuBAR ME(_iAr'Or)l';. Such latcrial being adtled each season. Into this mass the female soon as laid. There ha\e been nian_\- years in use, ma digs down and deposits an egg every second da_\', co\'ering it up as it remains till hatched, when the young, probabl}' aided b\- its mother, forces its wa\' up to the surface, and emerges, tiot a downy nestling as one would expect, but clothed \\'\\\\ feathers diflering but slightly in texture from those worn in the adult state. ( )\ving to the precocious dcN'elopment, }'oung megapodes are able to fl\' within an hour after birth. There are man_\' different kinds of megapodes occurring in Australia, Samoa, and the Nicobar and Philippine Schulaslu Pholo. Co.]. 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 Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, University Society
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