. The popular natural history . Zoology. 370 , THE CRESTED CURASSOIV. In their native country the Curassows build among the trees, making a large and rather clumsy-iooking nest of sticks, grass stems, leaves, and grass blades. There are generally six or seven eggs, not unlike those of the fowl, but larger and thicker shelled. The colour of the Crested Curassow is very dark violet, with a purplish green gloss above and on the breast, and the abdomen is the purest snowy white, contrasting beautifully with the dark velvety plumage of the upper parts. The bright golden yellow of the crest adds in
. The popular natural history . Zoology. 370 , THE CRESTED CURASSOIV. In their native country the Curassows build among the trees, making a large and rather clumsy-iooking nest of sticks, grass stems, leaves, and grass blades. There are generally six or seven eggs, not unlike those of the fowl, but larger and thicker shelled. The colour of the Crested Curassow is very dark violet, with a purplish green gloss above and on the breast, and the abdomen is the purest snowy white, contrasting beautifully with the dark velvety plumage of the upper parts. The bright golden yellow of the crest adds in no small degree to the beauty of the bird. CRESTED CURASSOW.—(Crax AlectoT.) Several very singular birds are found in Australia and New Guinea, called by the name of Megapodinas, or Great-footed birds, on account o( the very large size of their feet ; a provision of nature which is necessary for their very peculiar mode of laying their eggs and hatching their young. The first of these birds is the Australian Jungle Fowl, which is found in several parts of Australia, but especially about Port Essington. In that country great numbers of high and large mounds of earth exist, which were. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. New York, Burt Co
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