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Brush turkey
Brush turkey Brush" tur`key (Zo["o]l.) A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodid[ae]. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea. Note: The brush turkeys live in the ``brush,' and construct a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel) deposited in it by the females of the flock.

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- Australian brushturkey, Australian brush-turkey, or gweela (Alectura lathami), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species...
- Brushturkey, brush-turkey or brush turkey generally refer to birds in three genera in the megapode family, and sometimes to other species such as the Australian...
- The black-billed brushturkey, yellow-legged brushturkey or black-billed talegalla (Talegalla fuscirostris) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae...
- The wattled brushturkey (Aepypodius arfaki****) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical...
- The red-billed brushturkey (Talegalla cuvieri) also known as red-billed talegalla or Cuvier's brushturkey, is a large, up to 57 cm long, black megapode...
- The collared brushturkey, brown-collared brushturkey, or red-legged brushturkey (Talegalla jobiensis) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae....
- The Waigeo brushturkey (Aepypodius bruijnii) or Bruijn's brushturkey, is a large (approximately 43 cm long) brownish-black megapode with a bare red facial...
- and feet with sharp claws. Megapodes are of three kinds: scrub fowl, brush turkeys, and mallee fowl or lowan. The largest members of the clade are the...
- ‘kaiou-gal’ meaning ‘place of the bush turkeywhich is a fast long-legged running bird. The bush turkey, or brush turkey, is a common theme in Kyogle and this...
- Crawford. "The Australian Brush-Turkey In The Act: Further Discussion" (PDF). Canberra Bird Notes. 24 (3): 173–176. Bush Turkey. mjhall.org Gray, J.E. 1829...