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4. Soiu'is River, W. Canada {G. M. N. Amer. Bound. Gomni. 



Daivsmi). 

 TO. Devil's Lake, Dakota, 6tli July Crowley Bequest. 

 {E. S. Bryant). 



Mareca sibilatrix, Poej}^. 



Maveca sibilatrix, Scl. P. Z. S. 1880, p. 514 ; id. ^ Huds. Arr/ent. Orn. ii. 

 p. l:5o (1889) ; Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 208 ; Saluador'i, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxvii. p. 236 (1895) ; Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 218 (1899) ; Nehrk. 

 Kut. Eiersamml. p. 244 (^1899) ; von Iherinq, Rev. Mas. Faidista, 

 iv. p. 279 (1900). 



The eggs of the Chiloo Wigeoii vary from cream-colour to very 

 pale browo. Mr. Hudson {I. c.) states that the eggs of this Wigeoii 

 are pure white. Six examples measure respectively : '2-'il by I'G ; 

 2-37 by 1-57 ; 2-38 by 1-57 ; 2-3 by 1-62 ; 2-19 by 1-57 : 2-12 by 

 1-62. 



1. Laid in confine nieut (Zool. Gardens, Zool. Society. 



London). 



2. Soutli America. Crowley Bequest. 



3. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C] 



Genus NETTIUM, Kcwi>. 

 Nettium formosum (Georc/i). 



Anas glocitans, Midd. Sibir. Reia. ii. p. 230, tab. xxiii. figs. 1 & 2 (1353). 

 Querquedula formosa, Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 521 (1871). 

 Anas formosa, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 1138 (1893). 

 Nettion foruiosum, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. .M. xxvii. p. 240 (^1895). 

 Nettium formosum, SJuuye, Hand-l. i. p. 218 (1899) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eier- 

 samml. p. 244 (1899). 



The egg of the Baikal Teal in the Collection is of a pointed oval 

 form, very smooth, but -without gloss. It resembles many of the eggs 

 of the Common Teal, being cream-colour tinged' with green. It 

 measures 2 by 1-4. 



1. Amur-Laud, 10th .Tune. Crowley Bequest. 



Nettium crecca {Linn.). 



Anas crecca, Thien. Eortpflanz. (jes. Yog. tab. Ixxx. tig. 2 (1845-54) ; 



Hcrcitniin, E(/<is of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 410, pi. cxiv. hg. ii (1856); 



Seebo/im c^ Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 443 ; Seebohm, Brit. Bird.'!, 



iii. p. 545, pi. 66 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit. Birds, p. 40, pi. 16. fig. 3 



(1896). 

 Querquedula crecca, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 61. fig. 6 (1855-63) ; 



iJresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 507 (1871); Hume S^- Marsh. Game Birds 



Ind. iii. ji. 205 (1880). 

 Nettion crecca, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 243 (1895). 

 Nettium crecca, Skarpe, Hand-l. i. p. 218 (1899). 



