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pardalote

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pardalote [ˈpɑːdəˌləʊt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, esp the diamond bird
[from New Latin, from Greek pardalōtos spotted like a leopard; see pard2]
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The three-note song of the spotted pardalote sounds like the first three notes of XTC's song Melt the Guns (although some Australians claim the bird is saying tough titty).
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He wanted to describe the fine perfection of the markings on a spotted pardalote, the plummeting rush of a peregrine falcon or the steady majesty of a soaring wedge-tailed eagle climbing in a great, sweeping curve, rocking a little, in a fierce mountain updraught.
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