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Family SCOLOPACIDAE, 7g.

Genus Himanropus. Briss.

Europe, India and Africa are inhabited by one, North America by a second, South America by a third and

perhaps a fourth, New Zealand by a fifth, and Australia by a sixth species of this elegant but singular genus; the

Australian bird, which is more abundant in the southern than in the northern parts of the country, is perhaps the

finest and most ornamental of the whole.

480. Himantopus leucocephalus, Gould . : F : ‘ ‘ : ‘ ‘ : : Vol. VI. Pl. 24.
481. Himantopus Novee-Zealandiz : : : ; : . : : ; Vol. VI. Pl. 95.

Genus Cuiaporuynenus, G. R. Gray.
The only known species of this form is peculiar to Australia.

482. Chladorhynchus pectoralis : : : : : : : : ; Vol. VI. Pl. 26.

Observed in great numbers by Captain Sturt, during his journey into the interior, in the Appendix to which he
says,—“ This singular bird, with legs so admirably adapted by their length for wading into the shallow lakes and
sheets of water, near which it is found, was seen in large flocks. It was very abundant on Lepson’s Lake to the
northward of Cooper’s Creek; and on Strzelecki’s Creek it was sitting on the water with other wild fowl making

a singular plaintive whistle.”’

Genus Recurvirostrra, Linn.
This form, like that of Himantopus, is widely distributed over the globe, since species inhabit America, Africa,

Europe, India and Australia, in which latter country, as in Europe, only one species is found, viz.

483. Recurvirostra rubricollis, Temm. . : ; ; : : : : : F Wolk, Wi IAL, 27,

Genus Limosa, Briss.

Two very distinct species of this genus inhabit Australia, one the southern and the other the northern divisions

of the country ; others occur in Java, Sumatra, India, Africa, Europe and North America.

484. Limosa Melanuroides, Gould . : : ' : : : : : : : Vol. VI. Pl. 28.

5. Limosa uropygialis, Gould ; : ; : 5 : : : : ; Wolk, WIG IAL, 2),

Genus Scua@nicius, Mehr

I have figured four species of this genus as inhabiting Australia, not more than one, or at most two, of which,
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however, is or are peculiar to that country. ‘The species of this genus range over many degrees of latitude, and

occur in America as well as in most parts of the Old World.

486. Schoeniclus Australis : : : ‘ : : i 3 : ; i ; Vol. Vil Piso
487. Scheeniclus albescens : : 5 : : ; Vol. VI: Pl. 31:
488. Scheeniclus subarquatus . f : : . k : Wo, WIL JBL BY.

489. Schoeniclus magnus, Gould : : i ; Wol, WL WL 33:

This species, I believe, also inhabits India and Japan.