170 MATHEWS— Birds of North and North-West Australia. 



I have much pleasure in naming the above new bird after 

 Mr. Wylde, sub-editor of the "S.A. Register," who was my 

 companion during the trip, and assisted me much in ornitho- 

 logical research. 



Birds of the 



North and North-West of Australia. 



By Gregory M. Mathews, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., M.B.O.U. 



No. G. 



62. Recurvirostra nov;ehollandi;e. Red-necked Avocat. 



Recurvirostra norachollandiae (Vieillot). Nouv. Diet. d'Hist, 

 Nat., Vol. III., p. 103, 1816, Victoria. 



No. 171)— 5 . Length, 16.4 inches (25/6/86). 



Irides, brown, but not much seen, the pupil being large; 

 bill— upper mandible, black; lower, very dark brown; bases 

 lighter where they are tinged with slate colour, the extreme 

 tips very light brown, almost transparent. Feet and webs, 

 delicate lavender; claws, dark brown. The extreme points 

 of the bill bend downwards. 



No. 318 — $ . Length, 18 inches. 



Irides, reddish-brown; bill, black; feet and legs, lavender. 



No. 319— 2 . Length, 17.3 inches. Same as above (15/9/86). 



No. 320— 5 . Length, 16.5 inches. Same as above (15/9/86). 



64. Limosa limosa melantjroides. Eastern Black-tailed God- 

 wit. 



Limosa melanuroides (Gould). Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 

 1846, p. 84, Port Essington, Northern Territory. 

 No. 364— $ . Length, 13.4 inches (25/9/86). 



Irides, brown; bill, brown, passing into yellowish white 

 at the base of the lower mandible, and becoming dark horn 

 at the base and tip of the upper; tibia and tarsi, slaty black; 

 feet, fine warm brown of a rich shade. 



