THE BOWER-BIRD. 



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THE BOWER-BIRD. 



Among the strange habited birds of Australia is the 

 bower-bird. 



This bird gets its name from the fact that it builds 

 a bower for, as it would seem, a kind of play-house. 



BOWER-BIRDS. 



I have seen this bower, and bird. It is a little larger 

 than the American robin a light brown, slightly 

 speckled with spots of darker brown. 



Choosing, say, a little spot of grass, a patch in the 

 plain, it beats down a pathway, or perhaps, if neces- 



