264 Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. 



Genus Mareca Stepii. 

 Mareca Stephens, Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII, pt. II, p. 130, 1824. 



Mareca americana (Gmel.). 



Anas americana Gmel. Syst. Nat. II, p. 526 (1788). — D'Orb. in La Sagra's 

 Hist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 293 (1840). — Sundev. Oefv. K. Vet. Al^ad. 

 For. 1869, p. 603 (Porto Rico). 



.V/rt;'eca a;«er/crt«« GossE. Bds Jam. p. 408 (1S47). — Cab. J. f. O. 1857, 

 p. 227 (Cuba). — Brewer, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 308 

 (i860) (Cuba). — Newton, Ibis, i860, p. 30S (St. Thomas). — March, 

 Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1S64, p. 71 (Jamaica). — Gundl. Repert. 

 Fisico-Nat. Cuba, I, p. 388 (1866) ; ib. J. f. O. 1875, p. 378 (Cuba) ; 

 ib. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII. p. 402 (1878) (Porto Rico).— 

 A. & E. Newton, Handb. Jamaica, p. 113 (iS8i). — Cory, List Eds. 

 W. I. p. 31 (18S5). 



Accidental in winter in the West Indies ; i-ecords from Cuba, 

 Jamaica, Porto Rico, and St. Tliomas. 



Cairina nwschata is given by numerous writers from Cuba 

 and Jamaica. It is claimed to have been introduced. 



Genus Querquedula Steph. 

 ^uerquedula Stephens, Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII, p. 149, 1824. 



Querquedula discors (Linn.). 



Anas discors Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 205 (1766). — D'Orb. in La Sagra's 

 Hist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 294 (1840). — Sundev. Oefv. K. Vet Akad. 

 For. 1869, p. 591 (St. Bartholomew) ; ib. p. 603 (Porto Rico). 



Cyanopterus discors Gosse, Bds. Jam. p. 401 (1847). 



Cyanopterus inornatus GossE, Bds. Jam. p. 402 (1847). — Albrecht, 

 J. f. O. 1862, p. 206 (Jamaica). 



Querquedula discors Salle, P. Z. S. 1857, P- 237 (San Domingo). — Bry- 

 ant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, b. 122 (1859) (Bahamas).— Scl. 

 P. Z. S. 1861, p. 82 (Jamaica).— March, Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 

 1864, p 71 (Jamaica). — Gundl. Repert. Fisico-Nat. Cuba, I, p. 389 

 (1866).— Lawr. Ann. Lye. N.Y. VIII. p. loi (1S67) (Sombrero).— 

 Gundl. J. f. O. 1874 , p. 314 (Porto Rico) ; ib. 1875, p. 3S0 (Cuba) ; 

 ib. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VIL p. 404 (1878) f Porto Rico).— 

 Cory, Bds. Bahama T. p. 186 (1880).— A. & E. Newton, Handb. 

 Jamaica, p. 113 (1881). — Cory, Bds. Haiti & San Domingo, p. 168 

 (1885). — Cory, List Bds. W.I. p. 31 (1885).— Wells, List Bds. 

 Grenada, p. 10 (18S6). 



Pterocyanea discors Brewer, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 308 (i860) 

 (Cuba). 



