GOLDEN BOWER-BIRD. 
being piled up about the upright stems of small trees. In the decorations 
there were large quantities of a long, stringy forest moss, varying in colour 
from a yellowish-green to a rich rust. I also saw numbers of open pods, 
each containing a black seed, the latter in most cases being covered with 
a red skin, which was, however, in a state of decortication. In front of 
the bower, and close to the ground, hung a vine ( Vitiis) in swing form, 
and this in all probability afforded a swing for these beautiful birds during 
their play at the bower.” There seems to be nothing else regarding their 
habits. 
Two subspecies can be admitted: 
Prionodura newtoniana De Vis. 
TuUy River. 
Prionodura newtoniana mestoni (De Vis). 
Bellenden Kerr (5,000 ft. up). 
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