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U. a p. E. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS — ZOOLOGY — GENERAL REPORT. 



HIMANTOPUS, Brisson. 



HimantojntSf Brisson, Cm. V, ITGfl, 33. Type Charadrius himantopusy L. 

 Ch. — Hind toe wanting. Middle and outer toes connected by a short basal web. Bill rounded, striight, higher than broad. 

 Tail projecting beyond the wings. 



lilMANTOPUS NIGKICOLLIS, Vie i Hot. 



Black Necked Stilt. 



Himantopus nigricoUis, Vieill. Diet. X, 1817, 42. — Ib. Galerie, II, 1824, 85 ; pi. ccxxi.\. — Nutt. Man. II, 1834, 8. — 

 AuD. Orn. Biog. IV, 1838, 247 ; pi. 323.— Ib. Syn. 1839, 253.— Ib. Birds Amer. VI, 1843, 

 31 i pi. 354. 

 Recxirviroslra himanlopus, WiLS. Am. Orn. VII, 1813, 48 ; pi. Iviii. 



Uimantoiius mexicanus, Ord, ed Wils. VII, 1824, 52.— Wagler, Isis, 1&31, 520.— Bon. List. 1838. 

 Himantopus brasiliensis, Brehm, Vogel Deutschl. 183], 684. 

 Hypsibates nigricoUis, Cab. Schomb. Reise. 

 Macrotarsus nigricoUis, Gundl. Cab. Journ. 1856, 422. 

 Figures.— Wilson, Am. Orn. VII, pi. 58, fig. 2.— Aud. B. of Am. pi. 328 ; oct. ed. VI, pl. 354. 



Sp. Ch. — Legs very long, slender; wings long. Large space in front of the head, spot behind the eye and entire under 

 parts white, frequently with a very pale reddish tinge ; head above, neck behind, back and wings, glossy black ; rump and tail 

 white, the latter frequently tinged with ashy ; bill black ; legs red. Tola! length, about 14 inches; wing. Si to 9 ; tail, 3 ; 

 bill to gape, 3 ; tarsus, 4 inches. 

 Hab. — United Statfs generally. 



The only species ai)parently that inhabits the United States. Though a H. mexicanus is 

 given by Bonaparte (Comp. List, p. 54) as distinct and inhabiting the southern parts of tlio 

 republic ; it is yet very probably the same as the northern bird. 



List of specimens. 



Caul. 

 No. 



1154 

 4385 



4171 



8072: 



Sex. 



Locality. 



When col- 

 lected. 



W^hence obtained. 



CapeMay, N. J July 21,1843 | S. F. BairJ 



C.ilcasieu Pass, La 1854 ' G. Wfirdeninnn 



' Dr. Henry 



I Capt. V.an Vliet 



J. Xanliis (le Vesey . 



I S. F. Baird 



Fort Thorn 



Brazos Santiago, Tc.va.s 



Fort Tejon, Gal 



Vera Cruz, Mexico .... 

 Guayaquil 



July 19,1839 John Gould. 



Collected by— 



Capt. Belcher. 



Length. 



Stretch 

 of wings 



27.50 



Wing. 



8.75 



Eye dark bine. 



