 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - 1868 - 1066 Seiten
...allied to our own magpies, and at the courting season the male bird builds a beautiful bower or avenue, overarched by long twigs or grass-stems, the entry and exit of which are adorned by various showy objects, as if to attract a mate by the show of a handsome establishment... | |
 | Richard Owen - 1866 - 616 Seiten
...Satin Bower-Bird (Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), and the Pink-necked Bower-Bird ( Chlamyderu maculata), are remarkable for their construction on the ground...twigs or grass-stems, the entry and exit of which are adorned by pearly shells, brightcoloured feathers, bleached bones, and other decorative materials,... | |
 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - 1868 - 580 Seiten
...allied to our own magpies, and at the courting season the male bird builds a beautiful bower or avenue, overarched by long twigs or grass-stems, the entry and exit of which are adorned by various showy objects, as if to attract a mate by the show of a handsome establishment... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1884 - 930 Seiten
...bower-bird (Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), and the pink-necked bower-bird (Chlamydodera maculata), are remarkable for their construction on the ground...twigs or grass-stems, the entry and exit of which are adorned by pearly shells, bright-colored feathers, bleached bones, and other decorative materials,... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1890 - 360 Seiten
...bower-bird (Ptilonorhynchits Iwlosericeus), and the pink-necked bower-bird (Chlamydodera maculata), are remarkable for their construction on the ground...twigs or grass-stems, the entry and exit of which are adorned by pearly shells, bright-coloured feathers, bleached bones, and other decorative materials,... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1894 - 960 Seiten
...bower-bird (Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), and the pink-necked bower-bird (Chlamydodera maeulata), are remarkable for their construction on the ground...twigs or grass-stems, the entry and exit of which are adorned by pearly shells, bright- colored feathers, bleached bones, and other decorative materials,... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1903 - 656 Seiten
...bower-bird (Chlamydodera macúlala), are remarkable for tliei r construction on the ground of ал-enues, over-arched by long twigs or grass-stems, the entry and exit of which are adorned by pearly shells, bright-colored feathers, bleached bones, and other decorative materials,... | |
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... feathers, bleached bones, and other decorative materials, which are brought in profusion by the male, and variously arranged to attract, as it would seem, the female by the show of a handsome establishment 