New York Zoological Society. 
SATIN BOWER BIRD (Ptilerhynchus holosericus). Length: 1 foot. Range: 
New South Wales, Australia. 
These architects of the bird world construct beautiful play houses or court¬ 
ing bowers, lining them with shells and bits of colored glass. After courtship 
they leave their bower and build a nest. 
New York Zoological Society. 
BOWER BIRDS’ BOWER. The bower 
is the center of courtship and play 
carried on between the sexes. Male 
birds build the bowers. Occasion¬ 
ally a female will make a clumsy 
attempt to build one, only to have 
it destroyed by her more adept 
mate. 
171 
