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Definition of Alectura lathami
1. Noun. Black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea.
Generic synonyms: Megapode, Mound Bird, Mound Builder, Mound-bird, Scrub Fowl
Group relationships: Alectura, Genus Alectura
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alectura Lathami
Literary usage of Alectura lathami
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1842)
"The next extract is " On the Habits of the Alectura lathami" by John Gould, Esq.
FLS— Among other birds which this journey gave me an opportunity of ..."
2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1893)
"Alectura lathami, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. xp 455 (1824) ; JE Gray, New Holland Vulture,
Lath. Gen. Hist. B. ip 32, pi. TÌ. (1821). ..."
3. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"The Bush Turkey, Alectura lathami, inhabits these forests: it is somewhat less
than the female of the Common Turkey; its general colour is dark brown, ..."
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