( CJila m ydodera Mactdata) . 



HE Bower Birds, like most of the Aus- 

 tralian animals have different Native 

 names as Cowry, Qulara, Tewinga, &c. They 

 inhabit scrubs and brushes generally, but more 

 particularly those between the Coast and 

 Dividing Range, on the eastern side. They feed 

 on figs, berries and other wild fruits, which 

 grow very abundantly in these localities. There 

 are about six different kinds of these birds in 

 Australia, all having the same peculiar and re- 

 markable habit of constructing bowers, open 

 at both ends, which they use at certain times 

 for playing places, where they chase each other 



