CHARAIiEIUS. — HIMANTOPUS. Ill 



Halits. Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timeliri (2) x. p. 270) ob>erved tliis 

 species in British Guiana, and remarks : — " The resident species, 

 the Small Ring Plover (^. collaris) is the smallest, its length 

 being 6 inches; the collar does not surround the neck; the top 

 of the head is black, "with white front and sides ; while the upper 

 surface o-enerallv has a markedly rufous tint." 



Genus HIMANTOPUS Briss. 



Simantopus Brisson, Orn. v. p. 33, 1760. Type S. himantopus (Linn.). 



The characters which distingruish this genus are the very lontr 

 thin legs, small body, and lono- slender bill. 



68. Himantopus mexicanus. 

 Black-necked Stilt. 



Simantopus mexicanus (P. L. S. ]SIiill.), Svst. Xat. Suppl. p. 117, 

 1776 (Mexico) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 320^ 1S9G 

 (British Gruiana) ; Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. -10, 

 no. 38S, 1912. 



'Hypsilates nigricoUis Cab. in Schomb. Reis. Guian. iii. p. 758, 18-48. 



Ilimantopus nicricoJUs Sahin, Ibis, 1SS6, p. 178 ; Quelch, Timeliri (2) 

 X. p. 273, 1S96. 



" Red-legs or Longshanks '' (Quelcli). 



Adult male. Head, sides of face, sides of neck, upper back, wings, 

 both above and below, glossy black, as also a spot on each side of 

 the breast under the wing; forehead, a circle round the eyp, 

 entire under surface, axillaries, lower back, and upper tail-coverts 

 white ; tail dusky grey. " Bill black ; legs and feet fine rose- 

 pink or delicate pale lake-red ; iris rosy carmine.'^ 



Total length 290 mm., culmen 65, wing 224, tail 7-4, tarsus 109. 



Adult female. Similar to the adult male, but difters in having 

 the scapulars and back dusky brown, instead of black. Wing 

 215 mm. 



The description of the male is that of an example obtained on 

 the Abary River in July 190G. 



Breedinrj-season. Unknown in British Guinea. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guinea. 



J^fjgs. Undescribed from BritisJi Guinea. 



liatige in British Guiana. Abary River (McConnell collection). 



