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Nest. — Open, shallow, loosely constructed, and composed 

 of twigs, leaves internally. It is placed in a miniature 

 jungle, and near the ground. 



Eggs. — Two to a clutch ; ground colour bluish white, 

 marked over the surface by peculiarly shaped spots and 

 blotches of black. Length, 1 inch ; breadth, 075 inch. 



STRIATED PARDALOTE 



(Striated Diamond-bird), 



Pardalotiis oriiatiis, Temm. 



Pdr-da-lotus 6r-ndl'us, 

 Pardalotus, spotted like the panther ; ornatus, ornamented. 



Pardalotus striatus, Gould, " Birds of Australia," fob, vol. ii., 



pi. 38. 



Geographical Distribution. — Areas 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. 



Key to the Species. — Head streaked white on hinder crown and 

 occiput; all primaries edged with white, forming large wing- 

 patch ; speculum red or yellow; strong, short bill, mandibles 

 almost equal ; nasal membrane concealed by plumes. 



The genus, which is strictly Australian, and composed of 

 eight species, ranges, in one or other district, throughout 

 the continent. This particular species is practically found 

 all over the land. It is not so much a " diamond-bird " in 

 appearance as P. punctatus, but by having a similar struc- 

 ture and habit it is placed under that head. The genus is 

 quite an insectivorous one, and all its members breed in 

 holes. Such places may be in the ground or in trees. It 

 is generally thought P. ornatus breeds in both places. This 

 has been considered so in the absence of the knowledge 

 that the sub-species, P. assimilis, was and is a Victorian 



