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lined with feathers and other soft materials. Usually placed in the droop- 
ing leaves of a eucalypt or acacia. 
Eggs.- — Three, fleshy-white, thickly freckled, chiefly on the larger end, 
with reddish-chestnut or reddish-brown markings, forming a well-defined 
zone. Breeding-season : July to October, probably to December. 
21. Inland Thornhill Acanthiza albiventris North 
al-bi-veri-tris — L., albus, white ; L., venter, belly. 
Distribution. — Interior of New South Wales and Queensland. 
Notes . — Also called White-vented Thornhill. Similar in habits and 
economy to the Brown Thornhill. 
Nest. — Similar to that of the Red-tailed Thornhill. 
Eggs. — Three, white, with a few pinkish-red dots and spots on the 
larger end, which form a zone. Breeding-season: July to October, pro- 
bably to December. 
22. Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus Shaw — 22A. Female 
Pard-al-o-tus — Gk, pardalotus , spotted : punc-ta-tus — L., punctatus, 
spotted. 
Distribution. — Eastern Australia (from Cairns, northern Queens- 
land, to New South Wales), and Victoria, through South Australia to 
Western Australia; also in Tasmania. 
Notes. — Also called Diamond-bird, Ground Dyke, Diamond Dyke, 
and Ground Diamond. Usually in pairs, frequenting the outer foliage and 
twigs of the eucalypts. It is rather sedate and slow in moving among the 
leaves in search of insects and their larvae. It has a monotonous call-note, 
like “Slee-p ba-bee ,, ; the “slee-p” high-pitched, the “ba-bee” much lower. 
The call is ventriloquial. 
Nest. — A rounded, domed structure, composed of bark, and placed 
in a hollowed-out chamber at the end of a tunnel in the ground ; tunnels 
are generally made in the side of a bank or in a stump-hole, and are about 
18 inches to 2 feet in length. 
Eggs. — Usually four, pure white. Breeding-season: August to De- 
cember. 
23. Yellow-tailed Pardalote Pardalotus xanthopygus McCoy 
xan-tho-pyg-us — Gk, zanthos = xanthos, yellow; Gk, pyge, rump, tail. 
Distribution. — New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and 
south-western Australia. 
Notes. — Also called Golden-rumped Diamond-bird. Similar in habits 
and economy to the Spotted Pardalote. The female is duller than the 
male, and lacks the yellow throat. 
Nest. — Similar to that of the Spotted Pardalote. 
Eggs. — Similar to those of the Spotted Pardalote 
