10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRUB FOWL»
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1
International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten
They live in the Southeast Asian, Indonesian and Australasian regions and are
known variously as megapodes (meaning "big feet"), scrub fowl, brush turkeys,
mound- builders and incubator birds. This article concentrates on the mallee fowl,
...
2
Austral English: a dictionary of Australasian words, ...
Scrub-fowl, n. name applied to birds of the genus Megapodius. See Megapode.
Scrub-Gum, n. See Gum. Scrub-hen, i.q. Scrub-fowl. Scrub-Ironwood, 11. See
Iron- wood. Scrub-Myrtle, n. See Myrtle. Scrub-Oak, «. See Oak. Scrub-Pine, n.
Edward Ellis Morris, 1898
3
The Early Prehistory of Fiji
Aplonistabuensis Polynesian starling proximal ulna (L) 1 Square 4: 60–70 cm
Megapodius ?species Scrub fowl shaft femur (L) 1 NISP Total 18 Sovanibeka
Test Pit 2 TP 2: 0–50 cm Collocalia spodiopygia Swiftlet all elements present >60
TP ...
Geoffrey Richard Clark, Atholl Anderson, 2009
4
Beautiful Tufi: Between the Past and the Future
Just after entering the forest they pass a scrub fowl mound and the boys run over
straight away to see if it has been dug out recently. But it looks intact, so they start
digging away with their hands. Scrub fowl eggs are a bit bigger than chicken ...
5
Intraspecific Variation in the Social Systems of Wild ...
The orange-footed scrub fowl is an Australian mound builder with highly variable
incubation techniques (Crome & Brown, 1979). 'It is known to lay eggs in beach
sand, earth, fissures, between rocks and in well constructed mounds, heat for ...
6
Aboriginal Darwin: A Guide to Exploring Important Sites of ...
Scrub fowl (kunggu) and its nesting mound. Photo courtesy of Julie Wells.
Monsoon Vine Forest Walk. Photo courtesy of Julie Wells. monsoon Vine Forest
Walk This walk meanders through the monsoon vine forest. In northern Australia,
these ...
Toni Bauman, Samantha Wells, Julie Therese Wells, 2006
7
The Future Eaters: An Ecological History of the Australasian ...
Fifth in size and weight was a now extinct kind of scrub fowl (genus Megapodius)
somewhat smaller than the scrub fowl inhabiting Australia's Cape York today.
The only other prehistorically extinct birds were two large pigeons and two
falcons.
8
The Devil's Larder: A Feast
We wouldn't have to count to ten even before a scrub fowl came. It loved the
blood bean of a tick. The captive tick, the cotton line went down its throat in one.
We'd snared our meal. We must be patient, we told our uncle. It can take an hour
just ...
9
Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the ...
... (C), Bush Stone- Curlew (Burhinus grallarius,); (D), Straw-necked Ibis (
Threskiornis spinicollis,); (E), Magpie Goose ('Anseranas semipalmata,); (F),
dromornithid (Bullockornis planeU; (G), Orange-footed Scrub- fowl (Megapodius
reinwardt,); ...
You only had to look out the door to see a scrub fowl wander into view or stare
ahead to consider the white whiskers emerging in Mr Watts' beard. A stray
thought like that could hook you. There was nothing left in the world to think about
after ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRUB FOWL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
scrub fowl is used in the context of the following news items.
A truly awesome escape to the beaches of Tropical North Queensland
We saw a tree snake, wallabies, scrub fowl, bird nests, and butterflies, and wandered along the beach examining shells, coral and crabs. The staff at the resort ... «Gay Star News, Jul 14»
Saving Danjugan
... seeing wildlife in their unspoiled natural habitat, such as a nesting pair of sea eagles, the rare tabon scrub fowl and beautiful kingfishers, pigeons and orioles. «Sun.Star, Apr 14»
Experience indigenous culture in Arnhem Land, NT
Orange-footed scrub fowl had built an enormous mound at the back of the Quarter Master's Store. Recently one of the rangers encountered a death adder within ... «NEWS.com.au, Oct 13»
Aboriginal art in Kakadu and Arnhem Land in Northern Territory
Orange-footed scrub fowl had built an enormous mound at the back of the Quarter Master's Store. Recently one of the rangers encountered a death adder within ... «NEWS.com.au, Sep 13»
Gurrumul, Sammy Butcher, 'mature quail' and great footy. Barunga …
For mine the highlight was Gurrumul's rendering of his joyful, hiccuping tribute to my favourite megapode, Djiḻawurr, the Orange-footed Scrub Fowl. «Crikey, Jun 13»
From the Editor's Desk: The Environmental Impacts of Tsunamis
The Nicobar Scrub Fowl, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Redlist, dwindled from 2,318-4,056 to 395-790 breeding pairs after the tsunami, a decline of 70%. «Deep-Sea News, Mar 11»
Working for PNG's future
He then discovered megapodes, a family of birds of the same order as turkeys and commonly known as scrub fowl. ''I was excited. They're an incredible animal. «Otago Daily Times, Jan 11»
Garden 'siteseeing' in India, the Philippines, and Australia
According to Frangipini Gardens, the destructive pests include Australian brush turkeys, orange-footed scrub fowl, and giant scorpions. You might also be visited ... «Christian Science Monitor, Sep 10»
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
There is a song about an orange-footed scrub fowl. A song (the Radio 2 playlisted "Bapa") in homage to his father. There are sunsets and storm clouds; cats and ... «Independent, Nov 09»
Komodo Dragon Attacks Cause Panic, Fear In Indonesia
The park's hills and savannahs house the orange-footed scrub fowl, wild boar and wild horses, and the coral reefs and bays house dozens of whales, dolphins ... «RedOrbit, May 09»
