HIMANTOPUS PALMATUS, Gould. 



Him. albus ; alis et abdomine centrali nigris ; pectore fascia lata castayied ; rostro nigro; pedibiis 

 rufis. 



Long. tot. 16^ unc. ; rostri, 2J ; alee, 8 ; caudce, 3 ; tarsi ad primum articidum 3-J, spatii nudi 

 super eum 



Wings and centre of the abdomen black ; chest crossed by a broad band of chestnut ; the rest of 

 the plumage pure white ; bill black ; legs red. 



Himantopus palmatus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 



Remark. In the Collections of Mr. Leadbeater and of the Zoological Society of London. The spe- 

 cimen in the latter Collection is imperfect. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New Holland. 



