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diamond bird

American

Or diamond-bird

noun

pardalote.

diamond bird British

noun

Also called: pardalote. any small insectivorous Australian songbird of the genus Pardalotus, having a diamond-patterned plumage

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diamond bird

We are informed by Mr. Caley that this species is called diamond bird by the settlers, from the spots on its body.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

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