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SECTION B— FRINGILUFORMES. 



Win- with nine primaries, the first of which is fully developed and usually 

 v. i\ Long l. ptions in Pardalotus and Prionochilus. 



FAMILY— DIOffilD.K. 



Differing from the Sun-birds by having stronger and shorter bills. The 

 nesting habit also <litfer.s from that of the Sun-bird. 



Gems DK'.KTM. Hind toe and claw about half length of tarsus. 



375. I*. liiriiii<liiia<*<Miiii. Shaw, Blower-pecker or Mistletoe-bird. 



Male. — Scarlet on throat ; back glossy purplish-blue ; flanks ashy- 

 grey. 



Female.— Dull black above ; throat and centre of abdomen buff ; 

 under tail coverts pale scarlet. 

 Hab. : (3, 7, 8, 9. 



(,i Nl s — PARDALOTUS. — Mandibles about equal; nasal membrane con- 

 cealed by plumes. 



M76. P. oriiatlis. Ternm., Striated Pardalote. 



Head streaked white on hinder crown and occiput ; all primaries 

 edged with white, forming large wing-patch ; tips of primary coverts 

 scarlet. 



Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9. 



377. I*. ;issilliilis. Ramsay (sub-sp. of P. ornatus), Allied Pardalote. 



Head streaked white; third and fourth primaries edged with 

 white (sometimes third only) ; tips of primary coverts scarlet, crim- 

 son, orange, or yellow. 



Bab. : 2, 3,4, 6, 7. 



378. I*, aflillis. Gld., Yellow tipped Pardalote (Allied Pardalote). 



Bead streaked with white ; third primary only edged with white ; 

 tips of primary coverts always yellow. 

 Hab : 3, t, 5. 



379. I*. puiM'tatus, Temm., Spotted Pardalote. 



Bead black, with round white spots; back mottled; loral spot 

 white ; under tail coverts vllow ; rump chestnut. 

 Hal. : J. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



380 I*, \aiitliop) uius. M'Coy, Yellow-ramped Pardalote. 



Head black, with round white spots; hack mottled; feathers 

 edged with black, with subterminal spot: upper tail coverts 

 orimson ; Loral spot \\ bite ; under tail coverts and rump yellow. 

 Hab. : 6, 7. 9. 



381. 1*. rubriratiis. Old., bed lord Pardalote. 



Head black, irith round white spots; back nearly uniform ashy. 

 brown : loral spol scarlet ; under tail coverts white. 



Female has dusky centres and fringes to feathers of interscapular 

 non, and conspicuous d ok Bhafl lines on Lower hack. —North. 

 n ,;.. : 1,2,8,7, 



I*. iiK'laiHH'rplialus, Gld., Black-headed Pardalote. 

 Hi .I uniform Mack ; rump yellowish or earthy-brown. 

 Hab 

 I*. nrop> uiali>. Old., Chestnut-rumped Pardalote 



Male Head uniform black ! rump and throat yellowish, 

 i U Bes kok ; throat whitish. 



Hah. : 1, 



