20. CHLOErilAGA. 131 



Bernicla antarctica, Stejih. Gen. Zool. xii. 1, p, 59 (1824) ; Eyt. Mon. 

 Anat. p. 84 (syn. emend.), pi. ii. f. 5 (trachea) (1838) ; Darwin, 

 Vol/. Beayle, iii. p. 134 (1841) (Tierra del Fuego, Falkland 

 Islands) ; G. R. Gr. List B. Brit. Mm. iii. p. 127 (1844) ; id. 

 Gen. B. iii. p. 607, n. 4 (1844) ; Ilartl. Syst. Verz. Ges. Mus. 

 p. 117 (1844); BcJmb. Sijn. ^y., Natatores, t. 98. ff". 397, 948 

 (1845); Des Murs in Gay, Hist, de C'lnle,\.\x 442(1848); Bibra, 

 Denkschr. k. Ak. Wissensch. v. 2, p. 131 (1853) ; id. J. f. 0. 1855, 

 p. 67 ; Cass. U.S. Astron. Exp. ii. p. 200, pi. xxiii. ( c? ? ) (1856) 

 (Coast of Chili) : Gould, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 96 (egg) ; .Sclat. P. Z. S. 

 1860, p. 388; Abbott, Ibis, 1861, p. 159; PL'S,- Landb. JVierpn. 

 Arch. 18G3, i. p. 199; iid. Cat. Av. Chil. p. 40 (1868) ; Sclat. Wis, 

 1864, pp. 121, 122 ; Pclz. Reise Novara, Tik/. p. 136 (1865) ; Sclat. 

 P. Z. S. 1867, pp. 320, 334, 339; Cunningham, Ibis, 1868, p. 127 ; 

 Eyt. Syn. Anat. p. 30 (1869) ; Burm. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 366 ; Sclat. 

 S) Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotrop. p. 128 (1873) ; iid. P. Z. S. 1876, 

 p. 367, 1878, p. 436 ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 310 (egg), 1880, 

 p. 504; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 13; Sclat. ^- Salv. Toy. aidl, 

 Birds, p. 106 (1881); Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 422 

 (1883); Montluz. Bull. Soc. Acclim. 1886, p. 153, fig. p. 154; 

 Burm. Anal. Mus. Nac. Buen. Aires, iii. p. 247 (1888) ; Tristr. 

 Cat. Coll. B. p. 51 (1889) ; Sharpe, Cat. Osteol. Spec. Coll. Surij. 

 iii. p. 293 (1891) ; B. James, New List Chil. B. p. 9,n. 146 (1892). 



Chenelopex leucoptera, part.. Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 627 {S) (1831). 



Chenelopex antarctica. Less. op. cit. p. 628 ( J ) (1831) ; id. Compl. 

 de Buff., Ois. 2nd ed. p. 717 (1838). 



Aaas ofanta, Forst. Icon. ined. t. — ; id. Descr. An. (ed. Licht.) p. 336 

 (1844). 



Taenidiestes antarctica, Rchnb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. ix (1852) ; Bann. 

 Pr.Ac. Philad. 1870, p. 132; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, iii. p. 76, 

 n. 10585 (1871). 



Chloephaga antarctica, Licht. Nomencl. Av. p. 100 (1854) ; Bp. 

 Compt. Rend, xliii. p. 648, n. 23 (1856) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1868, pp. 527, 

 .529 (Falklands) ; Sclat. ^- Salv. Ibis, 1869, p. 284 (Port Otway), 

 1870, p. 499 (Goods Bay) ; Gi(/l. Viayg. Magenta, pp. 927, 938, 



• 942, 944, 947 (1876) ; Newt. Diet, of B. p. 375 (pt. 2, 1893). 



Bernicla hybrida, Ph. ^ Landb. Wiegm. Arch. 1863, i. p. 199 

 (note). 



Anser (Brenthiis) antarcticus, Rchmo. Orn. Centralbl. 1882, p. 36 ; 

 id. Viiy.zool. Gcirt. p. 64 (1882). 



Taenidiesthes antarctica, Hein. u. Rchmo, Nom. Mus. Hein. Orn. 

 p. 342 (1890). 



Bernicla (Chloephaga) antai-ctica, Oust. Miss. Sc. Cap Horn, Ois. 

 p. 195 (1891). 



Branta antarctica, HarteH, Kat. Vogelsamml. p. 227, n. 3364 

 (1891). 



Adult male. Entirely white : " bill black, with a yellow spot at the 

 base ; tarsus and feet yellow ; irides greyish brown " {Giglioli, MS.). 

 Length about 24 inches, wing 15, tail 5, culmen 1"5, tarsus 2-75. 

 • Female. Brown-black ; upper part of the head and nape brown ; 

 forehead, sides of the head, and neck black with narrow white 

 bands ; upper back, scapulars, and tertials brown-black ; lower back, 

 rump, upper tail-covcrts, lower abdomen, vent, under tail-coverts, 

 and tail pure white ; breast, abdomen, sides, and flanks deep black, 

 handsomely barred with white ; lower and median wing-coverts, 



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