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Ostralegus Beichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. xii, 1852 (1853). Type (by 
monotypy): Hannatojrus longirostris Vieillot. 
Melanibyx Eeiclionbacb, ib. Type (by monotypy): U. niger Temminck. 
Haematopus ostralegus Linne. 
Distr. —Europe, Africa to India, Australia, and New Zealand. 
[Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Linn<*. (24-107.) 
Ha-mat opus ostralegus Linn 6, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. p. 152, Jan. 1st, 
1758. Sweden, Europe. (Fig. Dresser, vii. pi. 533.) 
Distr . —E u rope. Extra-1 imital.] 
Haematopus ostralegus lcngirostris Vieillot. (24-112.) 
Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. vol. xv. 
p. 410, Sept. 13th, 1817: “Australasia” = New South Wales. 
(Fig. Gould, Austr. vi. pi. 7 : Math. pi. 126.) 
limmatopas ausiralasianm Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., App. p. 6, April 1838 : 
New South Wales. 
Hjematopu# longirostris mattingleyi Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 213, 
Jan. 31st, 1912 : Cooktown. 
Distr .—Queensland to Tasmania and South-West Australia. 
Haematopus ostralegus picatus King. 
Haematopus picatus King, Survey Intertrop. Coasts Austr. vol. ii. 
p. 420, “ 1827 r, =- 1826 (Apr. 26th) : no locality = Point Torment, 
North-West Australia. 
Distr . —North-West Australia and Northern Territory. 
Haematopus ostralegus finschi Martens. 
Ilcema top us Jinschi Martens, Orn. Monatsb. vol. v. p. 100, Dec. 1897 : 
South Island, New Zealand. 
Distr. —New Zealand. 
Haematopus unicolor Forster. 
Distr. —Australia and New Zealand. 
Haematopus unicolor unicolor Forster. (25-118.) 
Hcemalopus unicolor Forster, Descr. Anim. p. 112 (pref. Jan. 1st), 
1844: New Zealand. (Fig. Ereb. & Terr, pi. 10.) 
Distr. —New Zealand. 
Haematopus unicolor fuliginosus Gould. 
lias mat opus fuliginosus Gould, Birds Austr. pt. xviii. (vol. iv. pi. 8), 
March 1st, 1845: Tasmania. 
Hmmatopns niger Stephens in Shaw's Gen. Zool. vol. xiv. p. 33G, Feb. Gth, 1827 : 
Australia. Not Scolopax niger Gmclin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. pt. ii. p. 659, 
April 20th, 1789. 
