To add to Helen's reply, it originates from the generic name for the species
of pardalotes - Pardalotus, which is likely derived from pardalitos as Helen
points out - I know that with mammals the book what Mammal is that details
the composition of scientific names and their meaning, so maybe What Bird is
That does _ I obvioulsy don-t have the book!.
Happy Birding
From: Helen Horton <>
To: Tom Tarrant <>, birding-aus
<>
Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Pardalotes - Where does the word come from?
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 16:17:48 +1000
I believe it comes from the Greek, pardalitos, meaning spotted like a
leopard.
Cheers
Helen Horton
At 01:34 PM 4/08/02 +1000, Tom Tarrant wrote:
Hi All,
Just had a message from an overseas birder who asked where the word
"Pardalote" derives from, not sure this has been raised before on
Birding-Aus but I would be interested to know too.
Tom
PS: Black-chinned Honeyeaters were showing again today at Petrie, but I
failed (....once more) to get any images, the blighters wouldn't sit
still for a moment!
--
Tom and Marie Tarrant
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Samsonvale
Queensland 4520
Australia
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