A Satin Bowerbird in Royal National Park, South of Sydney, had lots of
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo yellow crest feathers in his nest one year,
as well as a few blue tail feathers of Crimson Rosellas.
On 4/29/05, Brian Fleming <> wrote:
> I think the ultmate source for the American quote on the Satin
> Bowerbird was originally collected by that 'bowerbird' of information,
> the late Alec Chisholm. Somewhere in one of his popular books he
> reported that a captive male Satin Bowerbird built a bower in its aviary
> which contained a number of small birds as well. The SBB was found to be
> killing Blue-faced parrot-finches and ornamenting his bower with the
> corpses.
> The only wild Satinbird bowers I have seen in Victoria were paved
> with Rosella tail-feathers, with only a few 'human' objects added. One
> in Fraser Nat. Park had a few blue straws, some cicada cases, some
> yellowish berries, and in the centre the blue plastic plug from the
> handbasin in the ablutions block.
> Anthea Fleming
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