. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE GOLDEN BOWER-BIED 423 orchid. Several times I removed pieces of moss, which is of one kind only, and hung them on shrubs close by, and then drew into concealment and watched, and each time the birds showed every kind of resentment at my actions, and they were quickly replaced by one of them on the stick across the bower and close to the lower wall. At the larger bowers only the males assembled, and rarely a female, doubtless being engaged in the duties of incubation or tending their young. My blackboys informed me that these birds bathed every day before as
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE GOLDEN BOWER-BIED 423 orchid. Several times I removed pieces of moss, which is of one kind only, and hung them on shrubs close by, and then drew into concealment and watched, and each time the birds showed every kind of resentment at my actions, and they were quickly replaced by one of them on the stick across the bower and close to the lower wall. At the larger bowers only the males assembled, and rarely a female, doubtless being engaged in the duties of incubation or tending their young. My blackboys informed me that these birds bathed every day before assembling in the "Victorian ; A. J. North. Nest and Eggs of Newton's Bower-bird. which was always about mid-day. The female builds a bower for herself, generally about twenty yards away from the one at which the males assemble. It is in every respect similar to that constructed by the male, but is much smaller, not being half the size.'' The nest, as described by Mr. Sharp, is an open cup-shaped structure, formed externally of dead leaves and portions of leaves, including fragments of stag-horn ferns and a small quantity of dry mosses, and is lined inside at the bottom with thin dead twigs. It is built in clefts or holes in the trunks, or in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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