mallee bird

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mallee bird \mal*lee" bird`\ (Zool.) [From native name.]
   The leipoa, or Australian moundbird; it incubates eggs
   naturally in sandy mounds. See {Leipoa}.

   Syn: mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, lowan, {Leipoa
        ocellata}.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]