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Genus HYFSIBATES. 



Hi/pnbales Nitzsch, in Erscli. ii. Gruher's Enci/loj). vol. xvi. p. 150. 1827. 

 T3-pe (by mouotypy) : H. k/mantopus (Linne). 



212. Hypsibates leucocephalus leucocephalus. 



JJiiiia]if"j)u:i hiicncephaliny Gould, S^im/is. liinh Auslr. pt. ii. pi. 34. 1837: Australia (N"ew South 

 Wales). 



Synouym : 



Hiniiinljijiiis seehohiii Hartert, Katul i'uyclsaminl. Alits. Senrkcitb. p. 220. 1891 : New South Wales 

 prop, for //. IciKoceplmlua Gould, preoccupied. 



AVliitc-be<adp(l Stilt. 



Matbews, ILoidlist Nu. 161 (pars). 



Range: Queensland, New Sontb Wales, Victoria, Soutii Australia. 



213. Hypsibates leucocephalus assimilis subsji. n. 

 Northern White-headed Stilt. 

 Matbews, Handlist No. 161 (pars). 



Differs from //. /. leucoccjihalus in its smaller size. Wing : S 223-5, culm. 59, 

 tars. 118-19. Typ., S wing av. 239, culm. 64, tars. 127. 

 Type : North-West Australia (Parry's Creek), No. 431. 

 Range : North-West Australia, Northern Territory. 



Genus CLADOBHYITCHUS. 



CUulorhynchns Gray, List. Geiie.i-ii Birds, p. ()9. 1840. 



Type (by orig. desig.) : C. lencoceplmltis (Vieillot). 



214. Cladorhynchus leucocephalus. 



Reriinumstra h-iicorejihala Vieillot, Nouo. Diet, d'llist. Nat. vol. iii. p. 103. 1816 : Victoria. 



Synonyms : 



Recun-irogtra orientalis Cuvier, Regne Animal, i. p. 4;k"i. ISld : Victoria. 



Leplorlnpwhus pecloralis D\iB\ia,Bull. del' Acad. Rot/. Uru-r. ii. p. 420. 1835 : Xew Zealand ( = Victoria 



Himaiitopus jMilmutus Gould, Si/nops. Birds Austr. pt. ii. pi. 33. 1837 : Victoria. 



Banded Stilt. 



Mathews, llaiuUi.-it No. 102. 



IJange : Australia. 



Genus RECURVIROSTKA. 



Rcrdreiriisirn Liane, Syst. Xal. ed. x. p. I.tI. 1758. 

 Ty]ie (iiy mouotypy) : R. (uosftta Linne. 



215. Recurvirostra novaehoUandiae novaehollandiae. 



Reuirrinistru iionirlviUaiidiuij \ii:i[lot, Xuiie. Diet, d' Hist. Xnl. vol. iii. p. 111.3. 1810 : Victoria. 



Synonym : 

 Recurrirnsira ruhricuUis Temminck, .l/<i«. d'Orii. ed. 2. vol. ii. p. 592. 1820 : Victoria. 

 Eastern Red-necked Avocet. 

 Mathews, Hiuullist No. 163 (pars). 

 Range : New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Soutli Australia. 



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