In the scrubs to-day we saw a native pheasant's nest, the leipoa ocellata of Gould, but there were no eggs in it.
"Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1"
Ernest Giles
Tommy and others had also found a few Lowans', leipoa ocellata, nests, and we secured a few of the pink-tinted eggs; this was the laying season.
"Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1"
Ernest Giles