HIMANTOPUS PALMATUS, Gould. 
Him. albus ; alis et abdomine centrali iiigris ; pectore fascia lata castaned ; rostro nigro ; pedihus 
ntfis. 
Long. tot. 16-^ unc. ; rostri, 2| ; alee, 8; caud<e, 3; tarsi ad primuni articiduni 3-^, spatii nudi 
super eum 2j. 
Wings and centre of the abdomen black ; chest crossed by a broad band of cliestnut ; 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. 
