Malleefowl chick |
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| Title : | Malleefowl chick |
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| Date of creation : | 1920 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 130 x 80 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
A baby Malleefowl photographed shortly after hatching. The Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is found in chiefly in mallee country throughout southern Australia. Its nest is about three metres in diameter and is a large pyramid of sand and gravel. The Malleefowl has been seriously reduced in numbers by land clearing, foxes and human hunters. |
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| Period : | 1919-1927 |
| Further reading : | Cayley, Neville W. What bird is that?, Dingley, Vic. : Redwood Editions, 2000 |
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