Evident indications of high instinct are manifest throughout the whole of the bower and decorations formed by this species, particularly in the manner in which the stones are placed within the bower, apparently to keep the grasses with which it is lined... Handbook to The Birds of Australia - Seite 451von John Gould - 1865Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1850 - 632 Seiten
...other bones. Evident and beautiful indications of design (continues Mr. Gould) are manifest througnout the whole of the bower and decorations formed by this...while the immense collection of decorative materials, bones, shells, &c., are placed in a heap before the entrance of the avenue, ijhis arrangement being... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1850 - 780 Seiten
...the grasses with which ft is lined fixed firmly in their places : these stones diverge from the month of the run on each side so as to form little paths,...while the immense collection of decorative materials, bones, shells, &c. are placed in a heap before the entrance of the avenue, this arrangement being the... | |
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