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THE PERCHING BIRDS 



bower bird {Chlamydodera metadata) are deep brown, as are also the wings and tail; 

 each feather of the back and rump, as well as the scapularies, being tipped with a 

 large buff patch; the under parts are grayish white. The male is ornamented with 

 a broad crest of rose pink, which is wanting in his partner. 



Much similarity exists between the habits of the satin bower bird and those of 

 the spotted bower bird. The latter species is, however, extremely shy, and would 



SPOTTED BOWER BIRDS AT HOME. 

 (One-half natural size.) 



often escape notice were it not for the harsh grating note with which it receives the 

 intrusion of a stranger into its haunts. When disturbed it takes to the topmost 

 branches of the loftiest trees and frequently flies off to another neighborhood. 

 Gould states that he found several of the bowers or runs of this bird during 



