HIMANTOPUS LEUCOCEPHALUS, Gould. 



Him. alb us ; nucha, dor so, alisque nigris, nitore viridi ; rostro nigro ; pedibus rujis. 



Long. tot. 15 unc. ; rostri, 2^; alee, 8^; caudce, 3 ; tarsi ad primum articulum %spatii nudi super 

 eum 



Back of the neck, back, and wings glossy greenish black, the rest of the plumage pure white ; bill 

 black ; legs red. 



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



Remark. This is a well-known species, but has hitherto been confounded with the common one 

 Himantopus melanopterus, under which title it has been described by various authors. 



Habitat. Australia generally and the islands of Java, Sumatra, &c. 



