27. ANAS. 205 



" In addition to the characters given above, it may be raentioued 

 that there is a distinct indication of a narrow, dusky, postocidar 

 streak, and of a wider and less distinct loral stripe, thus separating 

 a light superciliary stripe from the light colour of the cheeks. The 

 lining of the wing and the axillar are jjure white, the latter with a 

 segregation of dusky spots near the carpo-metacarpal joint." 

 (Ttidciwaij.) 



Hah. Mazatlan, Mexico. 



10. Anas luzonica. 



Anas luzonica, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 113 (Luzon) ; G. R. Gr. List 

 B. Bnt. Mm. m. p. 136 (1844) ; id. Gen. B. iii. p. G16, n. 7 (1845) ; 

 Frase); Zool. Typ. pi. 67 (1849); Itchnh. Syn. At:, Natatores, 

 t. 94. f. 2.346 (18-50) {ex Fraser) ■ Bp. Compt. Rend, xliii. p. 649, 

 n. 70 (18.56); Mart. J. f. O. 1866, p. 30; Schler/. Miis. P.-B 

 Anseres, p. 4:i (1866); Fyt. Si/n. Anat. p. 96 (1869); G. R. Gr 

 Hand-list, iii. p. 82, n. 10626 (1871) ; Hartl. ^- Finsch, P. Z. S 

 1872, p. 108 ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. i. p. 355 (1872) ; Wald. Tr. Zool 

 Sac. IX. p. 242 (1875) ; S/iar^je, Tr. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. i. p 354 

 (1876) ; Ticeedd. Orn. Works, p. 404 (1881) ; Wardl. Rams. op. 

 cit. p. 660 (1881) ; Kiitter, J. f. O. 1882, p. 178; Rch7iw. Orn. 

 Centralhl. 1882, p. 19; 8teere, List B. S, M. Philippines, p. 27 

 (Guimaras, Marinduque, .Siquijor) (1890); Grant, Ibis, 189-5, 

 p. 117. 

 Anas luconica, Finscli, J.f. O. 1870, p. 358. 



Adult. General plumage brownish grey, almost uniform, without 

 any dark markings in the centre of the feathers : upper part of the 

 head aiid upper part of the nape blackish brown ; superciliary stripe, 

 sides of the head, throat, and sides of the upper part of the neck- 

 rufous ; a blackish-brown band runs across the eyes from the lores 

 to the occiput ; back dark grey, changing into brown on the rump 

 and upper tail-coverts ; speculum glossy green, bounded anteriorly 

 by a velvety-black band at the tip of the greater wing-coverts and 

 by a narrower white one at the tip of the last row of the median 

 upper wing-covorts ; posteriorly the speculum is bounded by a 

 velvctj'-black subapical band, and by a narrow apical white band ; 

 under wing-coverts and axillaries white ; underparts brownish 

 grey, deepening into brown on the under tail-coverts ; tail brown : 

 colours of the bill and feet not recorded, but apparently dark 

 olive. Total length about 20 inches, wing 9-8, tail 4-5, culmen 2, 

 tarsus 1'7. 



Youwi. Similar to the adults, only much paler on the head and 

 throat, which arc scarcely tinged with rufous; the speculum less 

 bright, and with some purple reflexions. 



Hah. Philippines. 



a. Ad. sk. Manilla. Evton Coll. (Type of 



the species.) 

 6, c, d. Ad. et Manilla. Cuming Coll. 



imm. St. 

 e. Ad. sk. Manilla (Maitland Heriot). Tweeddale Coll. 



