TADORNA. — CASARCA. IGl 



1. IlesseliJ Island, Cattegat, May Seebolim Coll. 



(BvilZOH). 



6. Riigeu Island, N. Germany. Crowley Bequest. 



Tadorna radjah (Gam.). 



Tadorna radjah, Gould, Ilamlh. Birds Ausfr. ii. p. 360 (1865) ; iVb;-^/;, 

 Negfs ^- i?-///s Anstr. Birds, p. 3:38 (1889) ; Salmdori, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxvii. p. 17.") (1895) ; Shnrpe, ILand-l. i. p. r^lo (1899); Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eierstunml. p. 244 (1899) ; Campbell., Nests ^- Eygs Austr. Birds, 

 ii. p. 1029 (1901). 



The eggs of the "White-headed Sheld-Duck are of a very blunt oval 

 shape, closely approaching the elliptical. They are slightly glossy 

 and of a cream-colour. Eive examples measure respectively : 2'17 

 by 1-65 ; 2-25 by 1-65 ; 2-36 by 1-6 ; 2-2 by 1-64; 2-3 by 1-72. 



1. North Australia. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Moreton Bay {J. Gould : Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 

 2. Moreton Bay, Australia. Gould Coll. 



Genus CASARCA, Bp. 



Casarca casarca (Linn.). 



Anas rutila, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Voff. tab. Ixxx. fig. 12 (1845-54). 



Casarca rutila, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Viir/. tab. 56. fig. 1 (1855-63); Salvin, 

 Ibis, 1859, p. 362; Huine i^- Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii. p. 123 

 (1880); Taez.Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 1121 (1893); Scdmdori, 

 Cut. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 177 (1895) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Lid., 

 Birds, iv. p. 428 (1898). 



Tadorna rutila, Hewitson, Egqs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 399, pi. cxii. fig. i 

 (1856) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 524, pi. 66 (1885) ; id. Eggs of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 36, pi. 16. fig. 5 (1890). *■ 



Tadorna casarca, Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 461 (1875) ; Legge, Birds 

 Ceylon, pp. 1070, 1222 (1880). 



Ca.sarca casarca, S/iarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 215 (1899 T. 



The eggs of the Ruddy Sheld-Duck are of a somewhat narrow, 

 pointed, oval form, very smooth, slightly glossy, and of a pale cream- 

 colour. Examples measure from 2' 02 to 2-'6 in length, and from 

 1"73 to 1'87 in breadth. 



1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



London). 



2. Lower \'olga (Dr. Kutter). Seebohm Coll. 



2. South Russia, lllh May. Crowley Bequest. 



9. South Ru.'sia. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Ain Djeudeli, Algeria, 12th May Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(O. Salvin). 



1. Ain Ujendeli, 12th May (0. S.: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



