Genus— NESOPARD ALOTUS. 
N esopardalotus Mathews, Austral Avian 
Record, Vol. I., pt. 5, p. 115, Dec. 24th, 
1912. Type (by original designation) .. Pardalotus quadragintus Gould. 
This peculiar form was thus distinguished by me: “ Differs from Pardalotus 
in its shorter, heavier bill, and in the wing formula, the first four primaries 
being longest and subequal.” 
The bill is very small and almost parrot-like, the arch of the culmen at 
its zenith higher than its junction with the fore-head and much deeper at its 
base than wide ; the nostrils practically open and the nasal bristles few. 
Coloration apparently more primitive than any other species in the family. 
