. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE YELLOW-WATTLED BRUSH TUBKEY 13 The female has no wattle, but only a small patch of yellow skin, and when the nesting season is over the wattle of the male, too, is reduced. When the male utters his single note, he bends his body well forward, arches his neck, and distends his wattle. The habits are very similar to those of the Megapode. The surface leaves and other materials are scraped together to form the nesting mound, with comparatively little soil. The male bird does practically all the work, and when the mound is finished he is always at hand,. Frotn
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE YELLOW-WATTLED BRUSH TUBKEY 13 The female has no wattle, but only a small patch of yellow skin, and when the nesting season is over the wattle of the male, too, is reduced. When the male utters his single note, he bends his body well forward, arches his neck, and distends his wattle. The habits are very similar to those of the Megapode. The surface leaves and other materials are scraped together to form the nesting mound, with comparatively little soil. The male bird does practically all the work, and when the mound is finished he is always at hand,. Frotn life. Scrub Turkey: Catheturus lathami. Melbourne Zoo. tending it or watching to drive ofE intruders. He apparently resents the presence even of his mate, for while the hen is scraping out a hole in which to lay her egg, he buffets her with his wings most of the time, so severely that frequently many of the feathers of her wings are knocked out by the blows. Naturally as soon as the egg is laid the hen bird decamps. The mounds average about 3% feet in height and ten feet in the diameter of the base. They are freshly made up each year, generally in September, and the bird commences to lay in October. The temperature is maintained at about 95° F. An. 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 Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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