. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE BOWEB BIRD. 357 ized races, and it is somewhat startling to find that in erecting a ballroom, or aa assembly-room, or any similar building, we have been long anticipated by a bird which was unknown until within the last few years. Truly nothing is new under the sun. The ballroom, or " bower," which this bird builds is a very re- markable erection. Its general form can be seen by reference to the illustration, but the method by which it is cons
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE BOWEB BIRD. 357 ized races, and it is somewhat startling to find that in erecting a ballroom, or aa assembly-room, or any similar building, we have been long anticipated by a bird which was unknown until within the last few years. Truly nothing is new under the sun. The ballroom, or " bower," which this bird builds is a very re- markable erection. Its general form can be seen by reference to the illustration, but the method by which it is constructed can only be learned by watching the feathered architect at work. Fortunately there are several specimens of this bird at the Zoo- logical Gardens, and I have often been much interested in seeing the bird engaged in its The Bower Bird. Whether it works smartly or not in its native land I can not say, but it certainly does not hurry itself in this country. It be- gins by weaving a tolerably firm platform of small twigs, which looks as if the bird had been trying to make a door-mat and had. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). New York : Harper & Brothers
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