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Sub-Family PLECTROPTERIN^. 



Genus PLECTROPTERUS, Steijli. 

 Plectropterus niger, Sd. 



Plectropterus ganilaeiisis, Shaiye, eel. Lat/ard's Birds S. Africct, p. 74t> 



(1875-84). 

 Plectropterus niger, Snlvudori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. oO (189o) ; 



Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 208 (1899). 



The single egg of the South- African Spur-winged Goose in the 

 Collection was taken from the oviduct of a bird of this species : it is a 

 broad oval, very glossy and ivory-white, and measures 2*;) by 2*I8. 



1. Potchefstroom, Transvaal, Oct. Crowley Bequest. 



( T. Aijres: Tristram Coll.). 



Genus CAIRINA, Fleming. 

 Cairina moschata (Linn.). 



Cairina uioschata, Scl. ^- Iluds. Arc/cnf. Orn. ii. p. 129 (1889) ; Salvadori, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. "ol (189o) ; ISharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 208 

 (1899); yehrk. Kut. Eii-rsamml. p. 242 (1899); von Iherinq, Rev. 

 Mus. Pmilista, iv. p. 279 (1900). 



The eggs of the Muscovy Duck are broad ovals, almost elliptical 

 in shape, smooth, fairly glossy, and of a greyish-white colour. 

 Three examples measure respectively : 2-22 by 1-7 ; ''2-2'2 by !•> ; 

 2-25 by 1-7. 



2. [S. America.] ( )]d Collection. 



1. [S. America] {Xehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus SARCIDIORNIS, Eytoa. 

 Sarcidiornis melanonota {Peim.). 



Sarkidiornis melauotus, Anderss. Birds Bamaru-Lund , p. 33o (1872). 

 Sarcidiornis africaua, Sharpe, ed. Lai/ard's Birds S. Africa, p. 752 (1875- 



84) ; Cotca?i, Proc. R. Phys. Soc. Edin. vii. p. 149 (1882). 

 Sarcidiornis melanonotus, Ley ye, Birds Ceylon, p. 1003 (lb80) ; Hume jj- 



Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii. p. 91 (i^80) ; Oates ed. Hume, Xests ^■ 



Eyys Ind. B. iii. p. 282 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. 



p. 423 (1898). 

 Sarcidiornis nielanotus, Milne-Edwards ^- Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Maday.. 



Ois. ii. p. 719, pi. 307. tig. 2 (1885). 

 Sarcidiornis melanonota, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 54 (1895) ; 



Oates, Game Birds Ind. ii. p. 103 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 208 



(1899). 



The eggs of the Comb-Duck are generally elliptical in shape,, but 

 the smaller end is sometimes very slightly compressed. They are 

 smooth, rather glossy, and pale yellowish white. They measure 

 from 2-22 to 2-58 iu length, and from l-Oo to 1-78 in breadth. 



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