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Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or holosericeus
Bower bird Bow"er bird` (Zo["o]l.) An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or holosericeus), allied to the starling, which constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects; the satin bird. Note: The name is also applied to other related birds of the same region, having similar habits; as, the spotted bower bird (Chalmydodera maculata), and the regent bird (Sericulus melinus).

Meaning of Ptilon from wikipedia

- ptilosis "arrangement of feathers in definite areas" from the Gr**** πτίλον ptilon "feather"), schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or...
- Crossoptilon is a combination of the Gr**** words krossoi, meaning "fringe" and ptilon, meaning "feather"— a name Hodgson felt particularly applied to the white...
- The genus name combines the Ancient Gr**** phalaina meaning "moth" and ptilon meaning "plumage". Six subspecies are recognised: P. n. nutalli (Audubon...
- combines the Ancient Gr**** leptos meaning "delicate" or "slender" with ptilon meaning "feather". The genus contains the following 11 species: White-tipped...
- which is therefore the type species. The genus name is from Ancient Gr**** ptilon meaning "feather" with pakhus meaning "thick" or "dense". As traditionally...
- the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Gr**** words πτίλον ptilon meaning "down feather" with πούς pous meaning "foot". The many species of...
- genus combines the Ancient Gr**** words πολιος polios "grey" and πτιλον ptilon "plumage". The genus contains 17 species: Rio Negro gnatcatcher, Polioptila...
- Robert Gray. The name combines the Ancient Gr**** malakos meaning "soft" with ptilon meaning "plumage" or "feather". The type species is the white-chested puffbird...
- while its specific epithet habroptilus comes from habros ("soft"), and ptilon ("feather"). In 1955 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature...
- 1913. The word is derived from the Gr**** nēsos island (i.e. Tasmania), ptilon feather and -ōtis eared. "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust...