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U. S p. E. E. EXP. AND SUEVETS — ZOOLOGY GENEBAL REPOET. 



HIMANTOPUS, Brisson. 



Himantopits, Brisson, Orn. V, 1760, 33. Type Charadrius himantopus, L. 

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

 Tail projecting beyond the wings. 



HIMANTOPUS NIGEICOLLIS, Vieillot. 



Black Necked Stilt. 



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

 AnD. Orn. Biog. IV, 1838, 247 ; pi. 32S.— Ib. Syn. 1839, 253.-Ib. Birds Amer. VI, 1843, 

 31 ; pi. 354. 

 Recurvirostra himantopus, Wils. Am. Orn. VII, 1813, 48 ; pi. Iviii. 



Himantopus mexicanus, Ord, ed Wils. VII, 1824, 52.— Wagler, Isis, 1631, §20.— BoN. List. 1838. 

 Himantopus brasiliensis, Brehm, Vogel Deutschl. 1831, 634. 

 Hypsibates nigricollis, Cab. Schomb. Reise. 

 Macrotarsus nigricollis, GnNci.. Cab. Journ. 1856, 422. 

 FiGCREs.- "Wilson, Am. Orn. VII, pi. 58, %. 2.— Aud. B. of Am. pi. 328 ; oct. ed. VI, pi. 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. Total length, about 14 inches; wing, 8j to 9 ; tail, 3 ; 

 bill to gape, 3 ; tarsus, 4 inches. 

 Hub. — United States generally. 



The only species apparently 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 the 

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



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