A NEW BOWEK-BIRB. 



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strances, and when warmed throug'h were devoured 

 with great apparent relish by himself and his 

 friends. 



Two days before we left Cape York I was told 

 that some bower-birds had been seen in a thicket, 

 or patch of low scrub, half a mile from the beach, 

 and after a long search I found a recently con- 

 structed bower, four feet long- and eighteen inches 

 hig-h, with some fresh berries lying upon it. The 



bower was situated near the border of the thicket, 

 the bushes composing which were seldom more than 

 ten feet high, growing in smooth sandy soil without 

 grass. 



Next morning I was landed before daylight, and 

 proceeded to the place in company with Paida, 

 taking with us a large board on which to carry off 

 the bower as a specimen. I had great difficulty in 



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