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 Bow·er bird Zool. An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), allied to the starling.  The male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract females; 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).
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 Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
      n : of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female
          is light gray-green [syn: satin bowerbird, satin bird]