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NEWTON'S BOWER-BIRD 



There are several species of Bower-bird, all displaying remarkable habits in their courtship. In the case of the Gardener 

 Bower-bird the nest itself is in the tree; at the foot of the tree a kind of cabin is built. "In front of it is arranged a bed of 

 verdant moss, bedecked with blossoms and berries of the brightest colour" regularly renewed as they wither. " The use of 

 the hut. it appears, is solely to serve the purpose of a playing ground or as a place wherein to pay court to the female, since it 

 is built long before the nest is begun." 



