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Pardalotus rubricatus, Gould. 



From recent letters received from Mr. William E. Armit I learn 

 that this species is by no means rare on the Norman River, and is 

 also found rather plentiful on the Etheridge River. It comes as 

 far south as Georgetown, where Mr. Armit obtained the nest and 

 eggs. Like Pardalotus punctatus, P. melanocephalus, and P. 

 uropygialis, this species digs holes or tunnels, in the banks of 

 creeks, &c, making a long narrow tunnel from two to three feet 

 in length, at the end of which it excavates a chamber large 

 enough to contain the nest, which is about four inches in 

 diameter. This round chamber is lined on all sides both above 

 and below with fine grasses, except a small hole for exit opposite 

 the tunnel. The eggs are four in number, pearly white, 0'8 inch 

 in length by 0'6 inch in width towards the thicker end ; those at 

 present under consideration are rather pyriform, and more pointed 

 than those of any other species I have seen. Some specimens 

 are a little larger than others. 



Pardalotus uropygialis, Gould. 



This species is also an inhabitant of the Gulf of Carpentaria 

 district. I have seen it in collections from the Norman River, 

 and also received the head, wings, and tail, accompanied with 

 eggs, from Mr. William E. Armit, taken on the Etheridge River, 

 where this gentleman found it breeding in tunnels dug in the 

 banks of creeks and water-courses, &c, in company with 

 P. rubricatus. 



I can see no difference in the eggs of this and those of the 

 preceding species, except that they are a trifle smaller. The 

 foregoing remarks on P. rubricatus are equally applicable to this 

 species also, Mr. Armit assures me that they breed and nest in 

 the same way, and often accompany each other in small troops, 

 searching for insects among the leafy tops of the trees. Both 

 species seem to be confined to the inland districts. I searched 

 diligently for them at Rockingham Bay, but found only the 

 common species, P. melanocephalus. 



Eggs, four in number. Length, 07 inch, by 0*55 inch in breadth, 

 and, like the eggs of all the other species, of a pearly white 

 colour. 



