Brush Turkey
a large gregarious species of bird, talegalla lathami. It is an inhabitant of Australia. It makes its nest in large mounds of brushwood, which it collects, and from which it takes its name.
BRUSSELS (French Bruxelles), the capital of Belgium; on the river Senne, communicates with Antwerp and the North Sea by means of the Scheldt canal, and railroads connect it with Germany, France, and Holland , as well as with all the principal towns of Belgium. The city is built partly on the side of a hill and partly on a fertile plain. French is spoken in the upper part of Brussels; in the lower, Flemish is prevalent, and in one quarter the Walloon dialect is spoken. The English language, owing to the number of English who reside in the city, for economy, is also very Besides the fine park in the common.
Upper Town, which covers an area of some acres and is ornamented with fountains and statues, and surrounded by the King's palace, the Palace of the Prince of Orange, the Chamber of Representatives, and other buildings, Brussels has several other squares or places, among which the most noteworthy are: the Place Royale, with the colossal Grand Place, in which is situated the Hôtel de Ville, a splendid Gothic struc- Grand Place, in which is situated the century, with a pyramidal tower 364 feet high, surmounted by a statue of St. Micentury, with a pyramidal tower 364 feet where, in 1568, the patriot Counts, Egmont and Horn, were beheaded by order of the Duke of Alva; and the Place des Martyrs, where a memorial has been erected to those who fell here in the Martyrs, where a memorial has been of Brussels the largest and finest is the Cathedral of St. Gudule, which dates of Brussels the largest and finest is the Beaux Arts is the picture gallery, containing the finest specimens of the Flem- Beaux Arts is the picture gallery, con- 234,000 volumes and its 20,000 MSS. The observatory is one of the finest in Europe. The educational establishments of Brussels are numerous, the principal being the free university, founded in 1834, with four faculties. It is the seat of the Provincial Government of South Brabant, as well as of the General Government of the Kingdom. Brussels is one of the chief centers of the industry of the country.
Its lace is particularly famous. Of carpets which pass under the name of Brussels carpets only a few are manufactured BRUTUS held by them until November, 1918. Pop. about 180,000, with suburbs, 730,000. See BELGIUM, and WORLD WAR.