LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
123. CLADORHYNCHUS LEUCOCEPHALUS. BANDED STILT. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 26 (pt. ii.), March 1st, 1841. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 2, pi. 142, May 2nd, 
1913. 
Recurvirostra Ieucocephala Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., Yol. III., p. 103, Sept. 14tli, 1816: “ Aux Terres 
australes " = Victoria. 
Recurvirostra orientalis Cuvier, R6gne Anim., Vol. I., p. 496, Dec. 7th, 1816. ? Same specimen. 
Leptorhynchus pcctoralis Du Bus., Mag. de Zool., 1835, pi. 45 (dated Aug.): Victoria. 
Himantopus palmatus Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. II., pi. (33), April 1st, 1837 : Victoria. 
Gtadorhynchus australis Lawson, Emu, Vol. IV., p. 131, July 1905. Nomen nudum. 
Gladorhynchus leucocephalus rottnesti Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 2, p. 31, April 2nd, 1912: Rottnest 
Island, South-west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
CIX. Genus RECURVIROSTRA. 
Recurvirostra Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th ed., p. 151, Jan. 1st, 1758. Type (by monotypy): Recurvirostra avoutta 
Linne. 
Avocetta Brisson, Ornith., Vol. I., p. 60, Vol. VI., p. 537, 1760. Type (by tautonymy): Avocetta = Recurvirostra 
avosetta Limi6. 
124. RECURVIROSTRA NOVASHOLLANDI^E. RED-NECKED AV0CET. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 27 (pt. ix.), Dec. 1st, 1842. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 2, pi. 143, May 2nd, 
1913. 
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., Vol. HI., p. 103, Sept. 14th, 1816: "Xouvelle 
Holland© " = Victoria. 
Recurvirostra rubricollis Temminck, Manuel d’Orn., 2nd ed., Vol. II., p. 592, Oct. 21st, 1820: Victoria. 
Recurvirostra novcehollandice stalkcri Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 220, Jan. 31st, 1912: Alexandra, 
Northern Territory. 
Distribution. Australia generally and Tasmania. 
Family SCOLOPACID.E. 
CX. Genus NUMENIUS. 
Numenius Brisson, Vol. I., p. 48, Vol. V., p. 311, 1760. Typo (by tautonymy): Numcnius = Scolopax arquata 
Linn 6. 
Cracticornis Gray, List Genera Birds, 2nd ed., p. 88, Sept. 1841. Type (by original designation): Scolopax arquata 
Linn6. 
125. NUMENIUS CYANOPUS. CURLEW. 
Gould, Vol. VI., pi. 42 (pt. xxxiv.), Dec. 1st, 1S4S. Mathews, Vol. III., pt. 2, pi. 141, Mav2nd, 
1913. 
Numenius c.vanopus Vieillot. Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Net.. Vol. VIII.. p. 30G, March 16th, 1817 : Nouvcllo Hollnude = 
New South Wales. 
Numcnius australasianus Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. iv., App., p. 6, April 1st, 1838: New South Wales. 
Numenius australis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.). 1837, p. 155, Dec. 5th, 1838: New South Woles. 
Numcnius rostratus Gray, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol. XI., p. 194, March 1st. 1843, ex Latham MS. for Watling 
plate, basis of Latham’s Nurncni us arquatus var. = N. cyanopus Vieillot. 
Numcnius rufescens Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1862, p. 280, April 1st, 1863: Formosa. 
Distribution. Winter visitor to Australia, breeding in the northorn hemisphere. 
CXI. Genus PIIMOPUS 
Phaeopus Cuvier; Rogue Anim., Vol. I., p. 485, Dec. 7th, 1816. Type (by monotypy and tautonymy): Scolopax 
phccopus Lmn6 r J 
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