brush turkey

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

brush turkey
    n 1: black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New
         Guinea [syn: {brush turkey}, {Alectura lathami}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr.
   poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous
   birds of the genera {Megapodius} and {Leipoa}, inhabiting
   Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also {mound
   builder}, {scrub fowl}, {moundbird}, and {brush turkey}. See
   {Jungle fowl}
   (b) under {Jungle}, and {Leipoa}.
       [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zool.)
   Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of
   Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to
   incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker},
   {megapode}, {brush turkey}, and {scrub fowl}.

   Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brush turkey \Brush" tur`key\ (Zool.)
   A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla
   Lathami}) of the family {Megapodid[ae]}. Also applied to
   several allied species of New Guinea.
   [1913 Webster]

   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.
         [1913 Webster]