170 ANATID^. 



Anser polycomos, Cuv. Mus. Paris; Less. Tr. cTOrn. p. 627, n. 4 



{\m\) { Pucher. Rev. et May. de Zool. 1850, p. 545 ( = jubatus, 



Spiv) ; Hartl. J.f. O. 1855, p. 419; Schleg. Mus. P.-B., Anseres, 



p. 95 (1866). 

 Chenalopex jubatus, Wagl. Ms, 1832, p. 1235, n. 2; G. R. Gr. 



Gen. B. iii. p. 605, n. 4, pi. 164 (1845) ; Rchnh. Syn. Av., Nata- 



tores, t. 102. fE. 234-235 (1845); J. E. Gr. Glean, from Knowsl. 



Menay. pi. xv. (1846) ; Schomh. Guian. Reis. iii. p. 762 (1848) ; 



Taylor, Ibis. 1864, p. 96 (Orinoco) ; Sclat. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, 



p. 200 (Lower Ucajali) ; Si/t. Syn. Aiiat. p. 53 (1869) ; Pelz. Orn. 



Bras. pp. 319, 459, Iviii (1870) ; Sclat. <.y Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, 



p. 304 ; Rchmc. Voq. zool. Giirt. p. 63 (1882) ; Salv. Ibis, 1886, 



p. 172. 

 Chenalopex jubata, G. R. Gr. List B. Brit. Mas. iii. p. 126 (1844) ; 



Bi). Compt. Rend, xliii. p. 649, n. U (1856); Sclaf. S,- Salv. 



Nomencl. Av. Neotroj). p. 128 (1873) ; iid. P. Z. S. 1876, p. 369 ; 



Sclat. P. Z. S. 1880, p. 499 ; id. List Vert. Ati. 8th ed. p. 416 



(1883) ; Tanz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 468 (1886) ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. 



p. 5 (1889). 

 Anas poUicaris, Illig., unde 

 Anser poUicaris, Licht. in Mies. Berol. ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. i. p. 373 



(1872). 

 Chenalopex poUicaris, Licht. Nomencl. Av. p. 101 (1854). 

 Chenonetta jubata, G. R. Gr. {jiec Brandt) Hand-list, iii. p. 74, 



n. 10558 (1871) ; Simd. Meth. nat. Av. disp. Tent. p. 145 (1872) ; 



Heiiie Si- Rchmc. Norn. Mus. Seiti. Orn. p. 341 (1890). 



Adult. Head, neck, and breast dull whitish grey, darker on the 

 hind-neck ; upper mantle and scapulars ruddy ; lower mantle and 

 inner scapulars brown ; back, rump, upper tail-coverts, tail, and 

 wings black with a green gloss ; abdomen ruddy, whitish along the 

 middle, changing into blackish brown on the lower part ; under 

 tail-coverts white ; greater wing-coverts metallic green with a 

 purple gloss ; base of the secondaries white, forming a white specu- 

 lum : " bill black, irides brown " (Sjnx) : " tarsi and feet yellowish 

 flesh-colour " (Bitrmeister). Total length about 20 inches, wing 

 12-25, bill 1-45, tarsus 2-6. 



Hah. Amazonia and Guiana ; apparently also Bolivia. 



a, b, c. Ad. St. S. America. Sir R. Schomburgk (?) [C.]« 



d. Ad. sk. Peruvian Amazons Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{B. Bartlett). 



e. Ad. sk. Bolivia. T. C. Bridges, Esq. [C.]. 

 /. S ad. sk. Brazil (Natterer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



y. Skeleton. 



25. TADORNA. ^ 



Type. 



Tadorna, Leach, MS. ; Flem. Phil. Zool. ii. p. 260 (1822). T. comuta. 



Vulpanser, Keys. S,- Bias. Wirbelth. Bur. p. 84 (1840) . . T. comuta. 



Radjah, Rchnb. Av. Syst. Nat. p. x (1852) T. radjah. 



Genuffiochen, Heine, Nomencl. Mus. Hein. p. 343 (1890) 



( = Radjah, Rchnb.). 



Range. Palsearctie and Australian Regions. 



