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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
with white at the tips and on the outer and inner webs of the primaries and some of 
the inner secondaries ; tail black tipped with white—much more broadly on the 
outer feathers ; throat, breast, and sides of abdomen yellow ; middle of breast 
and middle of abdomen inclining to white ; sides of body oclireous; under tail- 
coverts buffy-white like the axillaries ; under wing-coverts white; under-surface 
of flight-quiils greyish-brown margined with white ; lower aspect of tail similar to 
its upper-surface but paler. Total length 100 mm. ; culmen 8, wing 63, tail 30, 
tarsus 19. Figured. Collected at Gracemere, Mid-Queensland, on the 23rd of May 
1881. 
Adult male from the same locality similar to the female. 
Immature. Crown of head and nape greyish-brown with pale tips to the feathers, which 
gives a scalloped appearance ; back and scapulars yellowish-olive; rump and 
upper tail-coverts ochreous-yellow ; wings blackish, more or less glossy on the 
outer-webs of the greater coverts, primary-coverts tipped with dark red; bastard- 
wing and flight-quills margined with white on both webs, except on the outer-webs 
of the two outer-quills ; tail blackish, paler at the base and whitish at the tips; 
lores and a line over the eye yellow ; throat, breast, and abdomen pale yellow, 
darker and inclining to buff on the flanks, t highs, and under tail-coverts ; axillaries, 
under w r ing-coverts, and inner edges of quills below cream-white, remainder of 
quill-lining hair-brown; lower aspect of tail similar to its upper-surface but paler. 
Bill dark horn, lower whitish, eyes and legs french-grey. Collected at Napier 
Broome Bay, North-west Australia, on the 20th of October, 1910. 
Immature. Crown of head, hind-neck and back ochreous-grey, becoming paler and 
inclining to buff on the scapulars and yellowish on the rump and upper tail-coverts; 
wings black with white margins to the bastard-wing and flight-quills—both on the 
outer and inner-webs of the latter, primary-coverts tipped with dark red; tail- 
feathers blackish with white, or greyish-white tips ; lores, eye-brow, sides of face, 
throat, breast, and middle of abdomen cream-white tinged with yellow; sides of 
body, thighs, and under tail-coverts inclining to buff ; axillaries, under wing-coverts 
and inner-margins of quills below white, remainder of the quill-lining hair-brown; 
lower aspect of tail similar to its upper-surface. Bill brown, base white, eyes 
greyish-browm, legs and feet leaden-grey. Collected on Parry’s Creek, North¬ 
west Australia, on the 12tli of September, 1908. 
Nestling. Crown of head, hind-neck, and mantle dark oclireous, beco ming cinnamon- 
buff on the lower-back, rump, and upper tail-coverts; upper wing-coverts and 
flight-quills blackish with silvery-grey sheaths and whitish tips to the latter, some 
of the primary-coverts tipped with dark red; tail blackish with grey, or whitish 
margins to the feathers ; throat, breast, and abdomen yellow; sides of body, 
thighs, and under tail-coverts fawn-colour ; under-surface of flight-quills similar 
to their upper-surface ; low*er aspect of tail similar to its upper-surface. Bill brown, 
comer of mouth white, eyes very pale brown ; feet and legs leaden-grey. Collected 
on Parry’s Creek, North-west Australia, on the 6th of September, 1908. 
Pardalotus mdanocephalus mdanocephalus. 
Eggs. Three to four eggs form a clutch, usually four. A clutch of four taken at South 
Grafton, Clarence River, New South Wales, on the 17th of August, 1897, is pure 
white. Swollen ovals in shape ; shell fine and slightly glossy. 18-19 mm. by 13. 
Nest. Similar to that of P. p. punctatus , and placed in like situations (at end of tunnel). 
Breeding-months. August to December. 
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