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of the melanopterus in vol. xii. p. 180, &c. of this 

 work ; the quotations from Wilson must therefore 

 be expunged, and united to the present bird. 



Hi. melanurus. Vieillot, Enc. Meth. 



Hi. vertice, dorso, uropygio, corjporeque subtus albis; occipke, 



alis, Cauda rostroque nigris; pedibus rubris. 

 Longshanks with the crown, back, rump, and body beneath white ; 



the occiput, wings, tail, and beak black ; the legs red. 



Inhabits Paraguay. It has the irides crimson : 

 the top of the head white, this colour communicating 

 by an angle to the mouth and throat, the fore part 

 of the neck, under side of the body, and the back 

 and rump : the tail is black, as are also the wings, 

 the sides and hind part of the head, and the under 

 part of the neck ; at the base of the latter is a white 

 half collar : some individuals, probably females or 

 young, have the back of a dusky hue. 



Hi. leuturus. Vieillot, Enc. Meth. 



Hi. ver'ice nigro; alis supra subtusque nigro et albo variis: caudd 



roUnque nigris; pedibus rufis. 

 Longslanks with the crown black ; the wings above and beneath 



varied with black and white 3 the tail and beak black 3 the legs 



red 



Inhabits Mexico. This is rather larger than the 

 European species : it has the top of the head black, 

 the vings varied with black and white, both above 

 and 3elow, and the tail entirely black. 



GENUS CCCLXXVIIL— (EDICNEMUS, Cuvier. 

 THICK-KNEE. 



Generic character : vide Steph. v. xi. p, 458. 



