144 ANATID.E. 



Nettopus piilclielliis, Saloadori, CU. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 67 (1895) ;. 

 8harpe, Hand-l. i. p. 209 (1899) ; Ccmipbell, Nests ^- Er/qs Austr. 

 Birds, ii. p. 1019 (1901). 



The sole egg of the Green Dwarf Goose in the Collection is a 

 perfect ellipse in shape, smooth, slightly glossy, and appears to have 

 been cream-coloured. It measures 1*7 by \•'•^2. 



I. Australia. Gould Coll. 



Nettopus coromandelianus {Gm.). 



Xettapus coromandelianus, Ze^f, Birds Ccijlmi, p. 106(i (1880); Oates^ 



ed. Hum", Nests S,- Egys Ind. B iii. p. 280 (1889). 

 Nettiipus coromandelianus, Hume Sf Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii. p. 101 



(1880); Sa/vadori, Cot. Birds B. 31. xxvii. p. 68 (1895): Blcoif. 



Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 433 (1898) ; Oafes, Game Birds Ind. 



ii. p. 127 (1899) ; S/iarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 209 (1899). 



The eggs of the Indian Dwarf Goose, or " Cotton-Teal," are gene- 

 rallv truly elliptical in form, occasionally compressed at the smaller 

 end^ very smooth and glossy, and cream-colour. They measure from 

 1-54 to i-75 in length, and from 1-17 to 1-38 in breadth. 



2. Allahabad, India. Ilmue Coll. 



9. Bankeli, near Allahabad, 7th Aug. Hume Coll. 



c. Allvgin-li, July. Hume Coll. 



(i. Etawah, 16th Aug. Hume Coll. 



2. Etawah, Aug. {}]'. E. Brooks: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram. CoU.). 



I I . Itaipur, C. Trov. Hume Coll. 

 ;;. liaipuv, loth Aug. Hume Coll. 

 ."). Knipuv, 15th Sept. Hmne Coll. 

 .•5. r.aii>uv, 20th Aug. Hume Coll. 

 r.. Pegu, 15th Sept. {E. W. Gates). Gates Coll. 



1 . Thiitone, Tenasserini, Aug. Hume Coll. 



( W. Davison). 



3. Siquijor, Philippines. Steere Exped. 



Nettopus albipennis, Gould. 



Nettapus albipennis, Gould, Haudh. Birds Ausfr. ii. p. 359 (1865) ;. 



North, Nests f E(/ffs Aitstr. Birds, p. 337 (1889). 

 X^ettopus albipeimis, Sa/vadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 72 (1895) ;. 



Shurpc. Hand-l. i. p. 209 (1899) ; Catnpbell, Nests S,- Eggs Austr. 



Birds, ii. p. 1020 (1901). 



The egg of the White-quilled Dwarf Goose in the Collection is of 

 an elliptical form, smooth, slightly glossy, and appears to have been 

 cream-coloured. It measures 1-S6 by 1-4. 



1. Australia. Salvin-Godman Cell. 



Genus LAMPRONESSA, War/ler. 

 Lampronessa sponsa (Linn.). 

 Anas spimsa, Thien. Fortpjlanz. yes. Vog. tab. Ixxx. fig. 8 (1845-54), 



