^x. — CEREorsis. 1 45 



Aix spousa, Bui-deker, Eier Eur. Viiq. tab. 08. tig. 4 (18-)o-63) ; Coues, 

 Birds N.-West, p. 571 (1874); Scl. P. Z. S. 1880, p. .513 : Baird, 

 Brewer Sf Ridyio. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 11 (1884). 



^x sponsa, Salvadori, Cut. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 72 (189o). 



Lampronessa sponsa, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 200 (1899). 



Of the eggs of the Summer-Duck or Wood-Duck, some are ellip- 

 tical in shape, others are slightly compressed at the smaller end. 

 They are very smooth, glossy, and of a cream-colour. They measure 

 from 1-9 to 2-2 in length, and from 1-45 to 1"6 in breadth. 



7. North America. Gould Coll. 



1. North America. Old CoUeclion. 



1. Lake Superior {Pnif. Ayassiz: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



2. Quebec {Gale). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Concord, Massachusetts {Henshaw 8alvin-(Todiuau (^oll. 



Coll.). 

 S. Laid in contiuenient (Zool. Gar- Salviu-Godinan Coll. 



dens, Loudon). 



Genus MK, Bole. 

 Mx galericiilata (Linn.). 



Anas galericulatrt, Tliien. F<>rti)ftanz. i/cs. l'ii(/. tab. Ixxx. diz'. 9 (1845- 



54). 

 Aix galericulata, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Toe/, tab. 68. tig. 3 (1855-63); Scl. 



P. Z. S. 1S80, p. 513; Tarz. Faiuie Oni. Siher. Orient, p. 1127 



(1893). 

 jEx galericulata, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 76 (1895); 



8/uirpe, Hand-l. i. p. 209 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 242 



(1899). 



The eggs of the ilandarin Duck are quite similar to those of 

 Lampronessa sj>oiisa. Five examples measure respectively : 2-15 bv 

 1-55 ; 2-05 by l-o2 ; 2-13 by 1-45 ; 2-1 by 1-5 ; 2-12 by 1-.51. 



1. Laid in coutineuieut (Zool. Gardens, Zoological Society. 



London ). 



2. Laid in continemeut (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll, 



London ). 

 2. Laid in contiuenient. Crowley Bequest. 



Sub- Family CEREOPSINiE. 



Genus CEREOPSIS. Lath. 

 Cereopsis novae-hoUandiae, Lath. 



Auser cereopsis, Tliien. Fortuflanz. ges. Tiiij. tab. Ixxvii. fig. 3 (1845-54). 



Cereop.-iis nov;e-liollandiie, Gould, Haadh. Birds Austr. ii. p. 350 (1865); 

 Scl. P. Z. S. 1S80, p. 497 ; North, Xesis A'- Eyi/s Austr. Bird.", p. 334 

 (1887); Salradori, Cat. Birds Ii. .M. xxvii. p. 79 (l<!t5) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 210 (1899); Xehrk. Kat. AVr-rwrn^/i/. p. 242 (1899 ; 

 Campbell, Xests ^- E(/!/s Austr. Birds, ii. \). 1021 (1901). 

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