83 



615. JE. melaiiops, Vieill. (A. nigrifrons, Cuvier), Black-fronted Dottrel. 



Throat white ; black of upper mantle united to black ear coverts, 

 the white collar on hind-neck being thus separated from the white 

 of sides of neck and under parts by a complete band of black. 

 Hab. : 2 to 9. 



616. JE. CllCllllatllS, Vieill. (Hiaticula monarcha, Geoff. ; M. monachus, 



Geoff), Hooded Dottrel. 



Throat black, like crown and sides of face. 



Young. — Has no hood, and may be known by having the feathers 

 of the back and upper surface narrowly fringed with brownish -black. 



Total length, 83 in. ; culmen, 07 in. ; wing, 5*4 in. ; tail, 26 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 - 05 in. 



Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 9. 



Sub-family — PELTOHYATiNiE. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond half length of culmen ; tarsus trans- 

 versely scaled both in front and behind ; bill with dertrum always 

 more or less conspicuous. 



Genus— PELTOHYAS.— Confined to Australia. 



617. P. ailStralis, Gld. (Eudromias australis), Dottrel. 



General colour above sandy-buff, mottled and streaked with dark 

 brown centres to feathers ; crown of head sandy- buff, spotted with 

 blackish, and separated from forehead by broad black band from eye 

 to eye ; round hind-neck a black collar, descending on to chest and 

 skirting fore-neck in shape of a triangle. 



Total length, 8 in. ; culmen, 07 in. ; wing, 5*3 in. ; tail, 2*3 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 '3 in. 



Hab. : 4, 6, 7, 9. 



SUB- FAMILY — HlMANTOPODIN^E. 



Nasal groove not extended beyond half length of culmen ; bill with no 

 dertrum, straight or curved upwards. 



Genus— HIMANTOPUS.— Toes with scarcely any web and divided to 

 base ; no hind toe. 



618. H. leilCOCephalllS, Gld., White-headed Stilt. 



Hind-neck, back, and wings glossy greenish-black ; rest of plumage 

 white. 



Total length, 14*5 in. ; culmen, 2*5 in. ; wing, 94 in. ; tail, 2*3 

 in. ; tarsus, 4 - 5 in. 

 Hab. : 1 to 9. 



Gknus— CLADORHYNCHUS.— Toes webbed ; no hind toe. 



619. C. leuCOCephalllS. Vieill. (C. pectoralis, Du Bus), Banded Stilt. 



Body white ; pectoral band chestnut ; wings and abdomen black. 

 Young. — Entirely white below. 



Total length, 13 5 in. ; culmen, 2*8 in. ; wing, 7 '7 in. ; tail, 3 in. ; 

 tarsus. 3 in. 



Hab. : 4, 5, 6, 9. 



Genus— RECUR VIROSTR A.— Toes fully webbed ; a hind toe ; bill 

 strongly recurved ; base of genys flattened. 



620. R. novae-liollaildiae, Vieill. (R. rubricollis, Temm.), Red-necked 



Avocet. 



Head and upper neck chestnut ; middle of the wing, primaries, 

 and part of the scapularies black ; the rest of the plumage white. 



Total length, 15*5 in. ; culmen, 3 6 in. ; wing, 9 in. ; tail, 3 in. 

 tarsus, 3 3 in. 



Hab. : 2 to 9. 



