J82 ANAxri).!;. 



The eggs ui the South-African Pochard are verj- broad ovals, 

 smooth in texture, moderately glossy, and jiale brown in colour. 

 Two examples measure respectively : 2- 15 by 1-68 ; 2 by 1'58. 



2. Oudonga, Ovampo-Land, 23rd Feb. Crowley Bequest. 

 (C.J. Andersson: THstrtnii Coll.). 



Genus ARISTONETTA, Buird. 

 Aristonetta valisneria ( Wih.). 



Aethyia vallisneria, Buird, Brewer ^- Ridyw. Water Birds N. Atner. ii. 



p. 30(1884). 

 Aythya valisneria, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 71 (1887). 

 Nyroea vallisneriii, 8alvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 342 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 24(5 (1899). 

 Aristonetta valisneria, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 223 (1899). 



The eggs of the Canvas-back Duck are quite inseparable from 

 those of Ai/thya ferinn. Three examples measure respectively : 

 2-44 by 1-73 ; 2-42 by 1-65 ; 2-6 by 1-67. 



2. Yukon River, Alaska, 26th June Crowley Bequest. 



(J. Lrickhart : Smiths. Inst.). 

 1. Mouth of Porcupine Itiver, Alaska, Crowley Bequest. 



14th Jiuie (/. L.: Smit/is. hist.). 



(ieuus FULIGULA, Steph. 

 Fuligula marila (Linn.). 



Anas marila, Thien. Fortpjlan::. i/es. To;/, tab. Ixxviii. fig. 4, a, b 

 (1845-54). 



Fuligula marila, Baedeker, Bier Bur. Vo;/. tab. 48. tig. 1 (1855-63) ; 

 Hewitsmi, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 426, pi. cxvii. fig. iii (1856) ; 

 Seebohm ^- Harvie-Broicn, Ibis, 1876, p. 444 ; Dresser, Birds Bur. 

 vi. ]>. 565 (1878); Hume 4" Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii. p. 271 

 (1880) ; See/)ohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 579, pi. 64 (1885) ; Salvadori, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 855 (1895) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, 

 p. 46, pi. 14. fig. 2 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 223 (1899). 



Fulix marila, Tacz. Faicne Orn. Siher. Orient, p. 1164 (1893). 



The eggs of the Scaup Duck resemble those of Aiithya ferina, hut 

 are larger. Some are highly glossy, others are without gloss. They 

 measure from 2-37 to 2-6 in length, and from 1"65 to 1'78 in 

 breadth. 



2. Iceland, June (A. Benzon). Seebohm Coll. 



10. My \'atn Lake, Iceland (Steineke: Seebohm Coll. 



Hargitt Coll.). 

 5. Faroe Islands, 6th Julv (H. C. Seebohm Coll. 



Muller). 

 1. Simpokaari, Lapland, 2nd July Crowley Bequest. 



( W. Meahorg). 

 1. Kautokeino, Lapland (^. Wolley). Seebohm Coll. 

 1. Qiiickiock, Lapland (ff. W. Wheel- Crowlev Bequest. 



u-rlghl). 



