Noun | 1. | Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck genus Himantopus, Himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills Himantopus stilt, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, stiltbird, stilt - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |