382 Darwin, and after Darwin. 



ground is selected as a site for the building. The 

 latter is about two feet high, and constructed round 

 the growing stalk of a shrub, which therefore serves 

 as a central pillar to which the frame-work of the 

 roof is attached. Twigs are woven into this frame- 

 work until the whole is rendered rain-proof. The tent 



FlG. 121. The Garden Bower-bird {Amblyortds inornata . Reduced 

 from Gould's Birds of New Guinea to nat. size. 



thus erected is about nine feet in circumference at its 

 base, and presents a large arch as an entrance. The 

 central pillar is banked up with moss at its base, and 

 a gallery is built round the interior of the edifice. 

 This gallery is decorated with flowers ; fruits ; fungi, &c. 

 These are also spread over the garden, which covers 



