单词 | Megapodius |
例句 | But other researchers argued the shell pieces were too small and thin to belong to Genyornis, and suggested they belonged to Megapodius, a genus of smaller bird distantly related to chickens and turkeys. Egg-eating humans helped drive Australia’s ‘thunder bird’ to extinction 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The island is further remarkable from the fact that the Megapodius, or Scrub hen, is plentiful there, and nowhere else in the Pacific further east than the New Hebrides. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 The Torres Strait and Nicobar pigeons, also Duperrey's Megapodius were common enough, as well as many other birds, twelve species of which are also found in Australia--a most unlooked-for occurrence. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 The Megapodius Tumulus is also worthy of mention, on account of the surprising structure of its nest. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland The flesh of the Megapodius is dark and flavorless, being a mass of hard muscle and sinew. birds, which may be called game, are not numerous. Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland |
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