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under the wings of a yellowish brown. The crest is of a 

 deep golden-orange, slightly streaked with darkish brown 

 and the centre^feathers tipped with the same colour. The 

 iris is brown, the base of beak horn-colour, and the feet are 

 black. Like the rest of the Bower-birds, it is of a shy dis- 

 position, and it requires great patience and prudence to obtain 

 specimens. It is keen-sighted and quick of motion ; its 

 notes, of which there are several, are clear and sharp. During 

 our stay on Mount Musgrave I had frequent opportunities 



Fig. 1. 



] lower of AmUyornis musgravianus. 



of observing this interesting bird. I had never seen a more 

 beautiful bower or play-ground than that which it constructs. 

 It was, however, eclipsed by another which I came across on 

 our return journey on Mount Musgrave, namely that of 

 Ambhjoruis subalaris. The first bower of A. musgravianus 

 met with was constructed of moss. It was about two feet 

 high, and built evenly round a small tree, looking at first sight 

 like a marble fountain. The small sticks placed in various 

 positions on the tree gave the idea of jets of water. The 



