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Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Yieillot). 
Distr .—Australia and Tasmania. 
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus leucocephalus (Vieillot). (24-324.) 
Becurvirostra leucocepliala Yieillot, Nouv. Diet. dMiist. Nat. vol. iii. 
p. 103, Sept. 14th, 1810: “Aux Terres Australes ” = Victoria. 
(Fig. Gould, Austr. vi. pU 20; Math, pi. 142.) 
Recurvirostra orientalis Cuvier, Regne Aniin. vol. i. p. 496, Dec. 7th, 1816: 
same specimen ? 
Leptorhynchus pectoral is Du Bus, LTnstitut, vol. iii. p. 138, Apr. 29th, 1835 : 
Victoria. 
Himantopus palmatus Gould, Synops. Birds Austr. pt. ii. pi. 33, Apr. 1st, 1837 : 
Victoria. 
Cladorhynchus australis Mathews, Birds Austr. vol. iii. p. 154, May 2nd, 1913 : 
as synonym of leucocephalus , ex Lawson, Emu, vol. iv. p. 131, July 1905, n. n. 
Distr . —Eastern Australia. 
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus rottnesti Mathews. 
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus rottnesti Mathews, Austral Av. Dec. 
vol. i. p. 31, Apr. 2nd, 1012: llottnest Island, South-West 
Australia. 
Distr .—Western Australia. 
Genus RECURVIROSTRA Li line. 
Becurvirostra Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. p. 151, Jan. 1st, 1758. 
Type (by monotypy) : Becurvirostra avosetta Linne. 
Avocetta Brisson, Omith. vol. i. p. 60, vol. vi. p. 537, 1760. Type (by tauto- 
nymy): Avocetta = Recurvirostra avosetta L. 
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot. 
Distr .—Australia and Tasmania. 
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae novaehollandiae Vieillot. (24-333.) 
Becurvirostra novcehoUandice Yieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. 
vol. iii. p. 103, Sept. 14th, 181(5: “ Nouvelle Hollands ” = Victoria. 
(Fig. Buller, 2nd ed. pi. 27 ; Gould, vi. pi. 27.) 
Recurvirostra rubricollis Temminck, Man. d’Orn. vol. ii. p. 592, Oct. 21st, 1820: 
Victoria. 
Distr .—Southern Australia. 
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae stalkeri Mathews. 
Becurvirostra novcehoUandice stalkeri Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. 
p. 220, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Alexandra, Northern Territoiw. (Fig. 
Math. pi. 143.) 
Distr .—Northern Australia. 
