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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
24. Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Gmelin 
stri-a-tus — L., striatus , striped. 
Distribution. — Southern Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. 
Notes. — Also called Striated Diamond-bird. Usually in pairs; similar 
in habits and economy to the Spotted Pardalote. Its call-note resembles 
“Pick-it-up’” or “Wit-e-chu.” 
Nest. — A domed structure, composed of bark, grass, and sometimes 
feathers, placed in a small hollow or hole in a tree. Nests are situated 
at heights up to 50 feet or more from the ground. This species has also 
been known to tunnel into the bank of a creek, where it constructs a nest 
similar to that of the Spotted Pardalote. 
Eq 9 s - — Usually four, pure white. Breeding-season: August to De- 
cember. 
25. Red-tipped Pardalote Pardalotus ornatus Temminck 
or-na-tus — L., ornatus , adorned. 
Distribution. — Eastern-central Queensland, New South Wales, Vic- 
toria, South Australia, central Australia, and western and north-western 
Australia. 
Notes. — Similar in habits and economy to the Striated Pardalote. 
Nest. — Similar in construction to that of the Striated Pardalote; 
placed in holes in trees, in banks, in crevices between stones of houses, and 
in thatched roofs. 
Eggs. — Usually four, pure white. Breeding-season : August to De- 
cember. 
26. Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus Gould 
quad-rd-gin-tus — L., quadraginta, forty. 
Distribution . — Tasmania and King Island (Bass Strait). 
Notes. — Usually in pairs, keeping among the topmost foliage of the 
trees in search of food, rarely descending to the ground. It is more retir- 
ing in habits than the other Pardalotes. Food : insects and their larvae, pro- 
cured among the foliage and from under the bark. 
Nest . — Composed of grass, bark, and other materials ; placed in a hole 
or small hollow of a tree at heights up to 40 feet from the ground. 
Eggs. — Three or four, pure white. Breeding-season: September to 
January. 
27. Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus Gould 
ru-bri-ca-tus — L., rubricatus , reddened. 
Distribution. — Queensland, Northern Territory, north-western Aus- 
tralia (as far south as the Gascoyne River), interior of New South 
Wales and South Australia, and central Australia. 
