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Cladorhynchus pectoralis
Stilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer. Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt (H. candidus) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt (H. leucocephalus) and the banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in Australia. Stilt plover (Zo["o]l.), the stilt. Stilt sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
Tropidorhynchus sordidus
Leatherneck Leath"er*neck`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The sordid friar bird of Australia (Tropidorhynchus sordidus).

Meaning of Dorhynchus from wikipedia

- satuak Herbst, 1782 Cancer tribulus Linnaeus, 1767 – suppressed Inachus dorhynchus Leach, 1814 Inachus dorynchus Leach, 1814 Macropus aracnides Risso, 1816...
- Griffin & Tranter, 1986 Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 1879 Cyrtomaia Miers, 1886 Dorhynchus Wyville Thomson, 1873 Dumea Loh & Ng, 1999 Encephaloides Wood-Mason &...
- Cymonomus granulatus (Norman in Wyville Thomson, 1873) (Cymonomidae) Dorhynchus thomsoni Wyville Thomson, 1873 (Inachidae) Rochinia carpenteri (Wyville...
- Dissodactylus crinitichelis Dissodactylus mellitae Domecia acanthophora Dorhynchus thomsoni Dromia erythropus Dromia personata Dyspanopeus sayi Dyspanopeus...
- curvirostris (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873) Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906 Dorhynchus ramusculus (Baker, 1906) Platymaia maoria Dell, 1963 Platymaia n.sp. Trichoplatus...
- Pasiphaea multidentata and Sergestes robustus, other crustaceans such as Dorhynchus thomsoni, bony fishes such as Micromesistius pout****ou, and cephalopods...