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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
24. Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatns Gmelin 
stri-a-tns — L., striatns, striped. 
Distribution . — Southern Victoria. South Australia, and Tasmania. 
Notes. —Also called Striated Diamond-bird. Usually in pairsj 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. 
Eggs. — 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-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 retir¬ 
ing in habits than the other Pardalotes. Food : insects and their larvae, pro¬ 
cured among the foliage and from under the bark. 
& rass > 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. 
Disti ibution. Queensland, Northern Territory, north-western Aus- 
ra la (as lar south as the Gascoyne River), interior of New South 
Wales and South Australia, and central Australia. 
