Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 964
cks firmly interwoven, on thecenter of which the bower itself is constructedfrom longer and more flexible sticks and twigs.The bower is made so cleverly that the inner pas-sageway or run has no projecting forks orbranches of the sticks to offer an obstruction tothe birds rapid passage through it.… … -^ ^ y^lX^:^ THE SATIN BOWER BIRD. This bird is a little larger than our robin. The male is a deep, shining, blue black, looking like satin, e.xcepting the ^velvety black. From the satin color and the bower playhouse the bird takes its name. gs and tail, which are such an experience, nor can many…
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