Stilt

Stilt (Himantopus), a widely distributed genus of wading-birds belonging to the Snipe family (Scolopacidae). They have long slender bills and very long wings and legs, the length of the legs being almost equal to that of the body. The Black-winged Stilt (H. candidus) has been occasionally met with in Britain, but is only a rare summer visitor, though it breeds in Holland and southern Europe. The prevailing colours of plumage among the stilts are black and white, but a pure black species inhabits New Zealand.