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The two most studied species, the green catbird and satin bowerbird, have life expectancies of around eight to ten years [10] and one satin bowerbird has been known to live for twenty-six years. [11] For comparison, the common raven , the heaviest passerine species with significant banding records, has not been known to live longer than 21 years.
The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named after its distinctive call which sounds like a cat meowing, although it has also been mistaken for a crying child.
The spotted bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata) is a sedentary, mid-sized passerine found across broad parts of the drier habitats of eastern Australia. The species is known for its remarkable behaviours, like many other bowerbirds (Ptilonorynchidae), which include bower building and decorating, courtship displays and vocal mimicry.
The spotted catbird is one of ten species in the genus Ailuroedus, the non bower-building bowerbirds.The noticeable difference between the two Australian dwelling species is the lack of black ear-coverts and reduction in dorsal spotting on A. cassirostris. [2]
The masked bowerbird is distributed in and endemic to rainforests of New Guinea. This species is the first bowerbird described by naturalists. Because of the male's beautifully coloured plumage, it was previously thought to be a bird-of-paradise. Indeed, the male flame bowerbird also has a courtship display along with his bower.
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The genus Sericulus of the family Ptilonorhynchidae consists of four spectacularly colored bowerbirds. [ 2 ] All species build an "avenue-type" bower and are found in New Guinea and Australia .
Jessie Benton Steese was born in Uniontown, Ohio, on March 24, 1866, to Jacob and Amanda Steese. [1] She began studying painting as a child, beginning her official study at Oberlin College. She also made frequent trips to Europe, where she studied art. [1] [2] On August 12, 1886, Steese married Denver Evans, a fruit importer.