22. CHENONETTA. 141 



Branta (Clilfimyclochen) jubata, Rams. Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 



ii. p. 200, u. U49 (1878) ; id. Tab. List Austr. B. p. 22, n. 660 



(1888). 

 Anser (Brenthus) jubatus, Hclmw. Orn. Ccntralbl. 1882, p. 37 ; id. 



Vofj. zool. GUH.'ii. 6.5 (1882). 

 Chloeplia^a jubata, Rocjeron, Bull. Soc. Acclim. 1889, pp. 478-485, 



569-576, with two cuts. 

 Chlamydochen jubatus, Hein. ^- Rchiuv. Nom. Mus. Hein. Orn. 



p. 342 (1890). 

 Branta jubata, Ilartert, Kaf. Voydsamml. p. 227 (1891). 



Adult male. Head and neck rich brown ; the lengthened plumes 

 down the back of the neck brown-black ; back, lesser wing-coverts, 

 and tertiaries grey ; lower part of the back, rump, and upper tail- 

 coverts black ; breast grey, each feather broadly tipped with greyish 

 white, and spotted with black on each side, giving the whole a 

 mottled appearance ; sides and flanks grey, delicately pencilled 

 with wavy lines of black ; abdomen, vent, and under tail-coverts 

 drep glossy black ; scapulars grey, broadly edged on the outer 

 web, and narrowly on the inner, with black ; a glossy green 

 speculum across the secondaries, which arc broadly tipped with 

 white ; also the greater wing-coverts tipped with white, the white 

 tips forming two hands above and below the speculum, which is 

 black anteriorly ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and primaries 

 glossy brown-black ; under wing-coverts and under surface of the 

 quills towards the base white ; tail glossy black : " bill olive-brown, 

 irides very dark brown ; legs and feet dark brown " {Gould). 

 Total length 20 inches, wing 11, tail 4, culmen 1-15, tarsus 1-42. 



Female. Similar to the male, but the head and neck jmler brown, 

 the former speckled with white on the sides of the face ; upper 

 parts greyish brown, scapulars and tcrtials blackish on the outer 

 webs ; green speculum less conspicuous ; breast, sides, and flanks 

 brown, each feather broadly barred and tipped with white ; abdomen, 

 vent, and under tail-coverts white. 



Hab. Australia. 



a. S ad. St. Australia. 



b. 6 ad. sk. Australia. H. J. Elwes, Esq. [P.]. 



c. d. (S $ ad. sk. Australia. Salviu-Godmau Coll. 

 e. 2 ad. sk. , Australia. Lady Carriugtou [P.]. 

 f-i- d 2 ad. .sk. N.W. Australia. Capt. Bowyer Bower 



[P.]. 

 k. d ad. sk. W. Australia. Capt. Sir C4. Grey [P.]. 



/. cT imui. sk. W. Australia, April. Hume Coll. 



7n. <S ad. sk. Queensland. J\L-s. Simpson [P.]. 



n, (>. S ? ad. St. Murray l^iver. Capt. Sir G. Grey [P.]. 



