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THE USEFUL BIRDS 



with grass and bark. Most ground-boring birds are content 

 with the tunnel and a few grass stems only. 



When a number of birds were originally collected that had 

 a spotted appearance, and in most other aspects were alike. 



Spotted Diamond-bird. 



they were all called Pardalotus {i.e., spotted), but when a 

 certain Pardalotus was found that was genuinely and fully 

 spotted it was specifically called Pardalotus punctatus {i.e., 

 Sfoited spotted). In Australia this is the only really spotted 



