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10. Genus HIMANTOPUS, Brisson, Orn. V, p. 33 (1760). 

 1. HiMANTOPUS NIGRICOLLIS, VieUloL — The Stilt. 



Himantopus nigricollis, Vieill. Nov. Diet. X, p. 42 (1817). 

 Charadrius himantopus, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 255 (1766). 



Wilson, Am. Orn. VII, Plate LVIII, fig. 2; Aud. B. of Am. Plate 

 CCCXXVIII ; oct. ed. VI, Plate CCCLIV. 



Mentioned by Dr. Pickering, under date of 25th of August, 1841, as 

 occurring on the Sacramento River, California. 



5. Family CHARADRIAD^.— The Plovers. 

 1. Genus CHARADRIUS, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 253 (1766). 

 1. Charadrius xanthocheilus, Wagler. 



Charadrius xanthocheilus, Wagler, Sjst. Av. (Charadrius, sp. 36) 1827. 

 Charadrius fulvus, Gm. Syst. Nat. I, p. 687 ? 



Gould, B. of Aust. V, Plate XIII. 



Specimens from the Feejee and Samoan Islands are identical with 

 the Australian bird which Mr. Gould has figured and described in 

 Birds of Australia, as cited above. All in the present collection are 

 unfortunately in immature plumage, though several of them have the 

 under parts so much spotted with black, as to leave no doubt that in 

 the adult bird those parts are of that color. 



This is one of the species so nearly related to Charadrius pluvialis, 

 and resembling also in general appearance Squatarola helvetica, as to 

 be only distinguished with difficulty in several stages of plumage. 

 The young of this bird strongly resembles the species first mentioned, 

 but both, with their under parts glossy black, show great relationship 

 to the last. Though we adopt the views of Mr. Gould, in referring 



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