. Bird-lore . -six inchesacross, in the ferns, floored with twigs well trodden down. In thecenter were erected two parallel walls of pliable twigs, tapering and arch-. BOWER OF THE SATIN-BIRDPhotographed from nature by D. Le S-uei ing towards the top, which was twelve inches in height. The walls wereten inches long and six inches apart. In the avenue and roundaboutwere placed gay feathers of Parrots. It is strange that the buildersof so neat a structure should construct a slovenly made nest. It hasbeen ascertained that more than one pair of birds frequent the samebower, which is really a lover
. Bird-lore . -six inchesacross, in the ferns, floored with twigs well trodden down. In thecenter were erected two parallel walls of pliable twigs, tapering and arch-. BOWER OF THE SATIN-BIRDPhotographed from nature by D. Le S-uei ing towards the top, which was twelve inches in height. The walls wereten inches long and six inches apart. In the avenue and roundaboutwere placed gay feathers of Parrots. It is strange that the buildersof so neat a structure should construct a slovenly made nest. It hasbeen ascertained that more than one pair of birds frequent the samebower, which is really a lovers bower—a rendezvous for match-making. The illustration of a Satin-birds bower /// situ is from a photo-graph by my friend Mr. D Le Souef. The Spotted Bower-bird ( Clilainxdodcra //laculata) is a fine speciesinhabiting the arid and dry interior provinces, being especially at home The Bower-birds of Australia 137 on sandy pine ridges or when the myall and brigalow (species ofacacias) flourish. This bird derives its name from the beautiful spotted markings ofits plumage, which is of various shades of brown. The male wears onthe back of the neck a band, or frill
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