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STILT. 



BLACK-WINGED STILT. STILT PLOVER. LONG-LEGS. LONG-LEGGED PLOVER. 

 LONG-SHANKS. BLACK-WINGED LONG-SHANK. 



PLATE CLXIX. PIG. I. 



Himantopus melanopterus, SELBT. JENYNS. 



Himantopus Plinii, FLEMING. 



Himantopus atropterus, MEYER. 



Himantopus ruftpes, BECHSTEIN. 



Charadrius himantopus, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



A ROUND hollow on the top of some tuft or mound serves as a 

 receptacle for the nest of this bird. 



The eggs, as represented by Professor Thieneman, are of a pale 

 blue colour, blotted and streaked with greyish green, or olive green 

 and dark brown. 



