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The sole egg of the Maned Goose in the CoUectiou is almost 

 elliptical ill shape, slightly glossy, and of a cream-colour. It 

 measures 2*45 by 1-65. 



1. Murray River, S. Australia, Sept. Crowley Bequest. 



(E' A. Johnson). 



Sub-Family ANATIN^.. 



The eggs of the Ducks of this Sub-Family are subject to much 

 variation in colour. In shape they are generally either uval or 

 elliptical. They have a small amount of gloss, and the shell is 

 smooth and of hrm texture. 



Genus DENDROCYCNA, Swiiias. 



Dendrocycna viduata (Linn.). 



Anas viduata, Thieti. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vijff. tab. Ixxxi. fig. o (184o— 34). 

 Dendroevgua viduata, Sha)-pe,i'd. Layard's Birds 8. Africa, ■p. 7ol (1875- 



84)"; CoKYDi, Froc. H. Ph/s. Soc. Edinh. vii. p. 149 (1882) ; Milne- 



Edicards Si- Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Mndiuj., Ois. ii. p. 7i*l», pi. '601. 



fig. 4 (1885) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 214 '(1899J ; von Iherinq, Rev. 



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

 Ueudrocvcna viduata, Nalcadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 14-" ( 189o) ; 



Xehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 243 (1899). 



The eggs of the White-faced Tree-Duck are elliptical iu form, 

 slightly glossy, and cream-coloured. Specimens measure from 1'83 

 to 2'15 in length, and from 1"4 to 1'53 in breadth. The largest 

 example measures 2-15 bv 1*53, and the smallest 1-83 bv 1-4. 



ij. Betsileo, Madagascar. Rev. W. Deaus Cowan. 



0. Madagascar ( W. Deans C'oiccm). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Madagascar. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Mauritius, Oct. (7V('.vY;-«w! Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Dendrocycna fulva (Gm.). 



Dendrocygna fulva, Ler/f/e, Bird.'i Ceylon, p. 1069 (1880) ; Hume .5- Marsh. 

 Game Birds Ind.'m. p. 119 (1880); Gates ed. Hume, Xests ^- Eyys 

 Ind. Birds, iii. p. 286 (1890) : Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 214 (1899). 



Ueudrocvcna fnlva, Salradori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 149 (1895); 

 Blmif. Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 432 (1898) ; Gates, Game Birds 

 Itid.'ii. p. 120 (1889); von Iheriny, Rev. Mus. Pauluita, iv. p. 279 

 (1900). 



The eggs of the Large "Whistling Tree-Duck are almost perfectly 

 elliptical in shape, glossy, and cream-coloured. Two examples 

 measure respectively : 2-24 by r? ; 2-28 by 1-68. 



2. Nilghiri Hills, S. India ( Tristram Crowlev Bequest. 



Coll.). 



