were observable. I frequently found these structures at a considerable distance from the rivers, from the 
borders of which they could alone have procured the shells and small round pebbly stones ; their collection 
and transportation must therefore be a task of great labour and difficulty. As these birds feed almost 
entirely upon seeds and fruits, the shells and bones cannot have been collected for any other purpose than 
ornament; besides, it is only those that have been bleached perfectly white in the sun, or such as have been 
roasted by the natives, and by this means whitened, that attract their attention. I fully ascertained that 
these runs, like those of the Satin Bower-bird, formed the rendezvous of many individuals ; for, after secreting 
myself for a short space of time near one of them, I killed two males which I had previously seen running 
through the avenue. 
Crown of the head, ear-coverts and throat rich brown, each feather surrounded with a narrow line of 
black ; feathers on the crown small, and tipped with silvery grey ; a beautiful band of elongated feathers of 
light rose-pink crosses the back of the neck, forming a broad, fan-like, occipital crest ; all the upper surface, 
wings and tail of a deep brown ; every feather of the back, rump, scapularies and secondaries tipped with 
a large round spot of rich buff ; primaries slightly tipped with white ; all the tail-feathers terminated with 
buffy white ; under surface greyish white ; feathers of the flanks marked with faint, transverse, zigzag lines 
of light brown ; bill and feet dusky brown ; irides dark brown ; bare skin at the corner of the mouth thick, 
fleshy, prominent, and of a pinky flesh-colour. 
Both sexes, when fully adult, are adorned with the rose-coloured frill ; but the young birds of the year, 
both male and female, are without it. 
The Plate represents the bower, with two birds, a male and a female, all of the natural size. 
