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LEIPOA
Lei
*
po
"a, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A
genus
of
Australian
gallinaceous
birds
including
but
a
single
species
(
Leipoa
ocellata ),
about
the
size
of
a
turkey.
Its
color
is
variegated,
drown,
black,
white,
and
gray.
Called
also
native
pheasant.
Note:
It
makes
large
mounds
of
sand
and
vegetable
material,
in
which
its
eggs
are
laid
to
be
hatched
by
the
heat
of
the
decomposing
mass.
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