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ORIENTAL AVOSET. 
(Recurvirostra orientalis.) 
Re. alba, alis nigris. 
White Avoset with black wings, 
Recurvirostra orientalis. Cuv. Reg. Anim. 1. 496. 
CuviER describes this species as being entirely 
white, with black wings and red legs. It inhabits 
the coasts of the Indian Seas. 
V. XII. p. I. 
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