The Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae
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The bowerbirds are unique in the avian world in that the males build elaborate 'bowers': structures of sticks, grasses or other plant stems on or close to the ground, often incorporating objects such as colourful fruits, flowers, feathers, bones, stones, shells, insect skeletons, and numerous
other natural (and human-made) objects. The highly sophisticated building, decorating, arranging, singing, and courtship posturing and dancing by males...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198548443
ISBN13:9780198548447
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:554 Pages
Weight:2.91 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 7.6" x 9.8"
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