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Dafila acuta, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voq. tab. 61. fi^'. 1 (185.5-63) ; Ross, 

 Canad. Nat. vii. p. 152 (1862) ; 'id. Nat. Hist. Rev. 1862, p. 287 ; 

 Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 531 (1873) ; Hume Sf Marsh. Game Birds 

 Ind. iii. p. 189 (1880) ; Nelson, Rejwrt Nut. Hist. Alaska, p. 09 

 (1887); MacFarlane, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 420 (1891); 

 Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 270 (1895) ; S/iarjie, Hand-l. 

 i. p. 219 (1899). 



The eggs of the Pin-tail Duck vary from a broad to a narrow- 

 oval form and are sometimes elliptical. Some specimens are very 

 glossy, otliers are entirely without gloss. Thej' range from greenish 

 buff to greyish green, and measure from 2 to 2-25 in length, and 

 from 1-45 to IG in breadth. 



Fort Simpson. 



North America, Lat. 58^° N., 



22nd June. 

 Anderson Kiver, Arctic America, 



July {R. MacFarlane : Smiths. 



Inst.). 

 Yukon Delta, Alaska, 6th June 



{HvHshatc Coll.). 

 St. Michael's, Alaska, June (Hen- 



shaw Coll.). 

 My Vatn Lake, Iceland {Nielson). 

 Cromlit, near Knockie, Inverness- 

 shire, 17th May (E. Haryitt). 

 Copenhagen, 20th May. 

 Laplaud {J. Wolley). 

 Munioniska, Lapland, 8th June 



(Meves). 

 Sweden, 18th June. 

 Petchora R., Lat. 66^ N., 5th June 



{H. Seebohm Sf J. A. Harvie- 



Broivn). 

 Yenesei Valley, 1st July (H. 



Seehohm). 

 Kalarash, Roumania, 27th May. 



B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 

 Dr. J. Rae [P.]. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm CoU. 



Dafila spinicauda ( V.). 



Daiila spinicauda, Sci. c^ Huds. Anjcnt. Orn. ii. p. 134 (1889) ; Holland, 

 Ihis, 1892, p. %ri ;' Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 279 (1895); 

 Lane, Ibis, 1897, p. 194; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 219 (1899); Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 245 (1899) ; vo7i Iheriny, Rev. Mus. I'aulista, 

 iv. p. 280 (1900). 



The eggs of the Brown Pin-tail Duck are of a broad oval shape 

 and almost without gloss. They are of a pale brownish cream- 

 colour. Five examples measure respectively: 2*09 bv Doo; 2*1 

 by 1-53 ; 2-08 by 1-6 ; 2-01 by 1-47 ; 2-15 by 1-55. 



3, Argentine Republic, Oct. 



1. Sacava, Prov. of Tarapacii, Chile, 



1 ith March. 

 1. Chile {Tristram Coll.). 



A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



