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together; lined with feathers and other soft materials. Usually placed 
in the drooping 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-ven'-tris—L., albus, white; L., venter , belly. 
distribution. Interior of New South Wales and Queensland. 
notes. Also called White-vented Thornbill. Similar in habits and 
economy to the Brown Thornbill, 
nest. Similar to that of the Red-tailed Thornbill. 
eggs. Three, white, with a few pinkish-red dots and spots on the 
larger end, which form a zone. Breeding-season: July to October, 
probably to December. 
22. Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus Shaw—22A. Female 
Pard-al-d'-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 monoton¬ 
ous 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; tun¬ 
nels are generally made in the side of a bank or in a stump-hole, and 
are about 18 inenes to 2 feet in length. 
eggs. Usually four, pure white. Breeding-season: August to Decem¬ 
ber. 
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. 
