172 ANATID^. 



3. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott). Gould Coll. 



1. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott: Crowley Bequest. 



, Tristram Coll.). 



Nettium oxjrpterum {Meyen). 



Querquedula oxypterH, Sd. P. Z. S. 1880, p. 522; 1891, p. 136; James, 



New List of Chilian Birds, p. 9 (1892). 

 Nettioii oxypteriini, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 262 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 245 (1899). 

 Nettium oxypteruui, Sharjie, Hand-l. i. p. 219 (1899). 



The egfi;.s of the Sharp-winged Teal vary from a narrow oval to a 

 narrow elliptical shape. They have a slight gluss and are cream- 

 coloured. They measure from 2-1 to 2-38 in length, and from 1-45 

 to 1-55 in hreadth. 



8. ProvinceofTarapaca, Northern Chile Berkeley James Coll. 

 (Rahnwr). 



Nettium pnnctatum (Burch.). 



Nettioii hottentota, Anderss. Birds Damara-Land, p. 340 (1872). 

 Querquedula hottentota, Sharpe, ed. Layurd's Birds S. Afnca, p. 757 



(1875-84). 

 Nettion punctatum, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 265 (1895). 

 Nettium puuctatum, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 219 (1899). 



The eggs of the Hottentot Teal in the Collection are of an oval 

 shape, smooth, moderately glossy, and pale cream-colour. Two 

 examples measure respectively : 1-7 by 1'3 ; 1*75 by 1-28. 



2. Ovampo-Land, S.W. Africa (C. J. Crowley Bequest. 



Andersson: Tristram Coll.). 



Nettium brasiliense (Gm.). 



Querquedula brasihensis, Sd. Sf Iluds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 133 (1889). 

 Nettion brasiliense, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 266 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 245 (1899) ; von Ihering, Bev. Mus. 



Paulista, iv. p. 280 (1900). 

 Nettium brasiliense, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 219 (1899). 



:' The eggs of the Brazilian Teal are elliptical in shape, smooth, 

 slightly glossy, and 'dark cream-colour. Two examples measure 

 respectively : 1-8 by 1-33 ; 1-8 by 1-37. 



2. Santa Catharina, Brazil, 8th Dec. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DAFILA, ,Ste2)7i. 

 Dafila acuta (Linn.). 



Anas acuta, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxix. fig. 5 (1845-54) 

 j__ Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 403, pi. cxiii. fig. ii (1856) ; 

 Seebohm ^~ Harvie-Broiun, Ibis, 1876, p. 443 ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879,1 

 p. 160 ; id. Brit. Birds, iii. p. 634, pi. 63 (1885) ; id. Eggs of Brit.\ 

 Birds, p. 38, pi. 13. tig. 3 (1896). 



