The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

mallee bird \mal*lee" bird`\ (Zool.) [From native name.]
   The leipoa, or Australian moundbird; it incubates eggs
   naturally in sandy mounds. See Leipoa.

   Syn: mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, lowan, Leipoa
        ocellata.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]