. Narrative of the voyage of Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley during the years 1846-50 : to which is added Mr. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the Cape York Peninsula . Kennedy, Edmund Besley Court, 1818-1848; Stanley, Owen; Rattlesnake (Ship); Natural history. A NEW BOWEK-BIRB. 323 strances, and when warmed throug'h were devoured with great apparent relish by himself and his friends. Two days before we left Cape York I was told that some bower-birds had been seen in a thicket, or patch of low scrub, half a mile from the beach, and after a long se
. Narrative of the voyage of Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley during the years 1846-50 : to which is added Mr. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the Cape York Peninsula . Kennedy, Edmund Besley Court, 1818-1848; Stanley, Owen; Rattlesnake (Ship); Natural history. A NEW BOWEK-BIRB. 323 strances, and when warmed throug'h were devoured with great apparent relish by himself and his friends. Two days before we left Cape York I was told that some bower-birds had been seen in a thicket, or patch of low scrub, half a mile from the beach, and after a long search I found a recently con- structed bower, four feet long- and eighteen inches hig-h, with some fresh berries lying upon it. The. bower was situated near the border of the thicket, the bushes composing which were seldom more than ten feet high, growing in smooth sandy soil without grass. Next morning I was landed before daylight, and proceeded to the place in company with Paida, taking with us a large board on which to carry off the bower as a specimen. I had great difficulty in Y 2 Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 MacGillivray, John, 1822-1867; Busk, George, 1807-1886; Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon), 1812-1888; Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854; White, Adam, 1817-1879. London : T. & W. Boone
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