80 ANATID^. 



1873, p. 769 ; GulUv. R Z. S. 187o, p. 488 ; Gurrod, P. Z. S. 



1876, p. 197 (lachrymal region); Hams. Pr. Linn. Sue. N. S. W. 



i. p. 194 (1876), ii. p. 200, n. 647 (1878) ; Gadoio, J.f. 0. 1877, 



p. 389 (intestin.) ; Uk/ffl. B. Au.str. ii. pi. 108 (1877?) ; Schmidt, 



P. Z. S. 1880, p. 317 • Sclat. t. c. pp. 497, 535 ; Rchmv. Voff. 



Zool. Gdrt. p. 68 (1882); Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 417 



(1883) ; Ifeltn, J.f. O. 1884, p. 334 (muscles) ; Ler/ffe, Pi: Rot/. 



Soc. Tasm. 1886, p. 244 (1887); Pams. Tab. List, 'p. 22, n. 658 



(1888) ; Emms, Ibis, 1891, p. 71 (incubation) ; S/iarpe, Cat. 



Osteal. Specim. Coll. Siiir/. in. p. 291 (1891) ; Ilartert, Kat. Yoyel- 



samml. p. 226 (1891); 'Forbes, Tr. N. Zeal. Inst. xxiv. p. 185 



(1892). 

 Cereopsis cinereu.s, Vieill. N. D. v. p. 516 (1816); id. Gal. des Ois. 



ii. p. 211, pi. 284 (182.'3); Cuv. Regn. An. 2ud ed. i. p. 569 



(1829). 

 Anser griseus, Vieill. N. D. xxiii. p. 336 (1818) ; id. Enc Meth. i. 



p. 351, pi. 236. f. 1 (1823) ; Bennett, P. Z. S. 1830, p. 27. 

 Anas terrae leeuwin, Rii-he, MS., D' Entrecast. Nurrat.,Jide Bennett, 



P. Z. S. 1830, p. 26. 

 Cereopsis cinerea, Brandt, Descr. et Ic. An. Ross. Nov.,Aves, fasc. i-. 



p. 6 (1836). 

 Cereop.sis au^tralis, Sto. An. in Menag. p. 219, f. 32 (1837) ; id. 



Class. B. ii. p. 366 (1837). 



Adult. Crown of the head whitisli, the remainder of the plumage 

 brownish grey; some of the wing- coverts and scapulars with a 

 spot of brownish black near the tip ; the feathers of the back 

 margined with pale brownish grey ; the apical hah' of the primaries, 

 the tips of the secondaries, the tail, and the under tail-coverts 

 blackish brown : " bill black, cere lemon-yellow ; irides vermilion ; 

 eyelash dark brown ; legs reddish orange : toes, webs, claws, and a 

 streak up the front of the legs black'' {Gould). Total length 

 34 inches, wing 20, tail 8, bill 2, tarsus 3-6. 



Female. Like the male. 



Young. " They assume the plumage of the adults at an early 

 stage, but have the greenish-yellow cere much less conspicuous " 

 {Goidd). 



Young in down. Sides of the head and upper parts brown, under- 

 parts whitish grey ; throat white ; a broad white band on each side 

 of the head, and another on each side of the back, as far as the 

 sides of the rump. 



Hah. Victoria, S. Australia, and Tasmania. 



a, b. Ad. St. Zoological Society. 



c. Ad. sk. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



d, e. Juv. St. Port Lincoln. Purchased. 

 /. Juv. St. 



q, h. Pull. st. Zoological Society. 



'{,k. Pull. sk. Gould Coll. 



/. Pull. sk. H. J. Elwes, Esq. [P.]. 



m. Skeleton. 



n. Skeleton. Salvin-Godiuan Coll. 



