'Talegalla Lathami' definitions:

Definition of 'Talegalla Lathami'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]