bushturkey (pluralbush turkeys)

1. (Australia) Thebrush turkey,Alectura lathami.[from 19th c.]
   • 1844, John Barrow,Life, Voyages, and Exploits of Sir Francis Drake:

     Thebush-turkey is about the same size as a tame one; the colour dark brown, with light grey feathers on the breast, and full plumage on the head and neck.

   • 1996,Doris Pinkington,Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, in Heiss & Minter,Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 169:

     The other bush foods, such as the girdi girdi, murrandus andbush turkeys, were shared amongst the community.

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