Identifier: protectednativeb00duff (find matches)
Title: Protected native birds of South Australia
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Duffield, Thomas
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: Adelaide : Rogers
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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bird has been recorded from theMurray. Food.—Its food consists chiefly of seeds and berries of native plants. The Bower.—The pair of bower birds build a bower or avenue of sticks and grass.This bower is not the nest, but the playground of the birds. They collectpieces of bleached bone, pieces of bright stone, and bits of pearly shell,which they scatter immediately about the entrance of their bower. Nest.—The nest, which is saucer shaped, is loosely built of twigs and lined withgrass. It is usually placed in a thick pine or melaleuca. Nesting opera-tions extend over the months of October, November, and December. Eggs.—The usual number in a clutch is two. It is, however, not uncommon tofind three in a nest. The eggs vary very much in shape and size, butaverage measurements are about 1 Jin. x lin. The eggs are light yellowishgreen, beautifully marbled with reddish brown and dark umber. Bluishgrey blotches appear below the surface. The markings often resemblezig-zag brusli marks.
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^*1fe PROTECTED BIRDS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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