THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
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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 “YVit-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 con¬ 
structs a nest similar to that of the Spotted Pardalote. 
eggs. Usually four, pure white. Breeding-season: August to Decem¬ 
ber. 
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 Decem¬ 
ber. 
26. Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus Gould 
quad-ra-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 
retiring in habits than the other Pardalotes. Food: insects and their 
larvae, procured 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 
Australia (as far south as the Gascoyne River), interior of New South 
Wales and South Australia, and central Australia. 
