Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}).