jungle-hen

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


name given to a mound-buildingbird, Megapodius tumulus, Gould. See also Megapode. The Indian Jungle-fowl is a different bird.

1890. Carl Lumholtz, `Among Cannibals,' p. 97:

«But what especially gives life and character to these woodsare the jungle-hens (mound-builders) . . . The bird is of abrownish hue, with yellow legs and immensely large feet; henceits name Megapodius

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