STRIATED PARDALOTE OR WHITTITUKE 323 
STRIATED PARDALOTE OR 
WHITTITUKE 
Pardalotinus striatus substriatus 
This Pardalote may be known from the smaller 
Spotted Pardalote by the white stripes on the crown 
of its head, and also, as mentioned, by its triple note 
of " Whittituke," which is chiefly, I think, a breeding- 
call, the other note, a trill, being heard at all times 
of the year. One must not, however, forget that 
in the general awakening of all animal and bird life 
which takes place at the end of the Australian summer, 
when nature is refreshed by the first warm autumnal 
rains, and there comes in the pleasant season which a 
young friend of mine used to call the " Little Spring 
before Winter," many birds sing and call to each 
other with just the notes of which they make use in 
the real spring later in the year. 
This bird is much commoner and more widely 
distributed than the Spotted Pardalote. You may 
rely upon its presence wherever there are large old 
branching gums ; in particular, redgums. Authorities 
say it is a migratory species, visiting the south of 
Victoria to nest ; I can but give my experience, 
which is that I notice no difference in its numbers 
from one time of year to another in this district. 
Areas where it is particularly plentiful are the wooded 
portions of Wooloomanata Station, Lara ; the Dog 
Rocks, Batesford ; Gnarwarr^, and Mount Moriac. 
