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Yes, as in LEO PARD is spotted lion. The
scientific name of Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus meaning:
spotted (in Greek) spotted (in Latin). I guess the namer was impressed by the
spots.
-----Original Message-----
From:
Helen Horton <>
To:
Tom Tarrant <>;
birding-aus <>
Date:
Sunday, 4 August 2002 16:25
Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS]
Pardalotes - Where does the word come from?
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
>Tom and Marie
Tarrant
>Lot 10 (137) Watson Rd
>Samsonvale
>Queensland
4520
>Australia
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