20. CHLoiii'UAGA. 12y 



1. Chloephaga melanoptera. 



? Otis chilensis, Mol. Suyy. Star. Nat. Chili, p. 200 (1782) 



Anser me hmopterus, Eyt. Mon. Anat. p. 93 (1838) (Lake Titicaca) • 



i 41 1809 '^r^r';?-'^>^^''^"'''P- 100(1866); Eyt. SyJAnai 

 p. -ii (Ibby); Gieb. Ihes. Om. i. p. 512 (I879) ^ '' 



Anser montana 7'.eA. (nee Gm.) Wicym. Arch. 1843, i. p. 390 n -^1 

 Anser anticola, Tsch. op. cit. 1844, i. p. 315, n 342 



« 'a ' nP" 7 '^ ^ ,^^]i -^'''■^^- ^""'"rtww"/, 1853, p. 222, sp 160- 

 Bibra, Denkschr. k. Ak. Wissensch. v. 2, p. 131 (1858) ■ irl TfO 



p. 137 (1865) ; Sclat. P. ^.1^1867 pp^ tofIS "^39""^. 1 



1869, p. I06 (Pitumarca) ; Sclat. P. Z. S 1871 nn 54^ 700 r/^.{ 

 Gard.) ; Punn^ P. Z ^. ^872, p. 365 ; Sclat. ^ EAnZ^Jv 



S.'&..l^:9^-n'-lif(\'89%^'' ^"^^^P'^^^^= ^'- •^~-^- 

 Bernicla anticola, &. i? &r. Gen. B. iii. p. G07, n. 11 (1844) 

 """"S^fv^t^r ^""'^'^^^'^^ ^'-^.i^-«Lp..;^...;-pp. 54, 

 Chloep]iaga melanoptera, Licht. Nomencl. At: p. 100 (1854) • Pn 



i?Sr/^'T86iv'^'?v''?v"i1i^''*'Vo^^''«- ^« ^^«^«-^2: 



11. p. olo (1851); >Se/«^. 76zs, 1864, p. 122; G. P Gr Hanr? /;J 



P.Z -S.l8,4,p.554; Giyl. Viayy. May. ^.p. 946,957 (1876) 

 Oressochen melanopterus, i>'«««. Pr. Ac. PhiL. 1870, p 13 ^" 

 Anser (Brenthus melanopterus, Pc/mtr. Om. Centra ill. 1882, p 37- 



id. Toy. zool. Gart. p. 65 (1882). ' P' ' 



Bran^a^ melanoptera, Hartert, Kat. Vogelsamml. p. 227, n. 3363 



th^'Sr/'-no?^''' ''"''"r ^^^P^^I-^^^ith a brown spot along 

 tne middle; posterior scapulars brown with a greenish <-in<.P^ 

 median greater wing-coverts dark green with a purpHloss fom' 

 "ig a speculum, tho innermost ones and tertials dark glo s '<- oen ' 



red' wi^h to n'; 1 T^= *'''^'' ^'''' ""^ membranes cinnabar- 

 Tot'aletS If Wack; ms grey-brown"' (P/.,Y. 4- Laadh.). 



tarsus 3™ '°'^''' ^''""^ ^^'^^ *^^ « -'' '^'^^<^" ^'i 



Rmuh. Similar to the male but smaller 

 side-"'n7/h""-^ '" '^"'"'- ^^^^^' *^« brown-grey bands on the 



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