HIMANTOPUS LEUCOCEPHALUS, Gould. 
Him. cdbus ; nucha, dor so, alisque nigris, nitore viridi ; rostro nigro ; pedibus rujis. 
Long. tot. 15 unc. ; rostri, 2^; ala, 8^; caiidtB, 3 ; tarsi ad primum articidum 4f,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., 1 837. 
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. 
