Mound
a ball or globe used as the sign of sovereign authority and majesty, and forming part of the regalia of an emperor or king. It is surmounted by a cross and encircled with a horizontal band, from the upper edge of which springs a semicircular band, both enriched with precious stones. a MOUND BIRDS (Megapodidæ), family of gallinaceous birds remarkable for the large mounds which they build as incubators for the eggs. They are natives of Australasia and of the islands in the Eastern Archipelago and Pacific.
The Australian megapodes (Megapodius tumulus), about the size of common fowls, build mounds of leaves, vegetable refuse, and soil, and add to them year after year till they become immense structures.