27. ANAS. 213 



Shell. Ibis, 1894, p. 478 (Palombi Itiver) ; llchnic. Vmj. Deuisch- 



Ost-Afr. p. 2G (1894). 

 Auas capensis, Licht. (nee Gm.) Verz. Sdugeth. v. J'o;/. p. 20, n. 2r)l, 



252 (Kafierl.) (1842) ; id. in Forst. Uesct: An. p. 45 (note) (1844) ; 



? id. Noinencl. Ac. p. 101 (1854). 

 Anas rueppelli, Blyth, J. A. 8. B. xiv. p. 26-3 (1856) ; id. Ibis, 18C7, 



p. 17G ( = flaviiostris, Smith) ; Jerd. B. of Lid. iii. p. 800 (1864) ; 



Gieb. Thfs. Orn. i. p. 361 (1872). 

 Querquedula xanthorhyncha, Sharps, Ibis, 1892, p. 541 (Machako). 



Adult male. Dark brown above with narrow pale edges, below 

 the edges of the feathers arc broader and whiter ; head rather dark, 

 the light edges being very narrow ; also the upper wing-coverts 

 with narrow light edges ; wing-speculum very broad, of a metallic 

 green with a bluish gloss, bounded anteriorly and posteriorly by 

 two bands, one velvety black and the other white ; outer tertials 

 velvety black on the outer web; under wing-coverts whitish; 

 axillaries white ; tail-t'eathcrs dark brown, with narrow pale edges : 

 " irides chestnut ; bill yellow, with a long longitudinal patch on 

 the culmen, and the nail black ; feet black " (Antinori), " tinged 

 with yellow" (Aj/res). Total length about 20 inches, wing 10-75, 

 tail 4-5, culmen 2, tarsus 1"5.5. 



Female. Similar to the male. 



Halt. South Africa, Eastern Africa as far north as Abyssinia, and 

 "Western Africa as far north as Angola. 



a. Ad. st. Cape of Good Hope. Sir A. Smith. (Type of 



Aiii-f.'Jiacirostris,Smith.) 



b, c. Ad. sk. Port Xatal (T. Ai/res). Shelley Coll. 



d. Ad. sk. Movi R., Natal", May Shelley Coll. 



{Buckle,/). 



e. Ad. sk. Transvaal! II. J. Elwes, Esq. [P.]. 

 /. Ad. St. Transvaal llepublic. A. Foresnian, Esq. [P.]. 

 (/, A. c? $ ad. sk. Potchefstroom, Aug. (T. J. H. Gurney, E8q.[P.^. 



Ai/res), 



i,k. Ad. sk. Potchefstroom. F. A. Barratt, Esq. [P.]. 



/. 2 ad. sk. Near Pretoiia, June (F. W. E. & C. G. Gates, 



Oates). Esqrs. [P.]. 



»M,w. (J 5 ad. Palombi R., Nyassa-land, H. II. Johnston, Esq., C. 11. 



sk. Aug. {A. Whyte). [P.]. 



o. Ad. St. Shoa ( Harris). ludia ^luseum [P.]. 



p,q. (S ad. sk. Angolliilali,Mav (//i'//v7*-). India Museum [P.J. 



/•. S ad. sk. Agula, Abyssin"ia, May. W. T. Bhmford, Esq. [C.J. 



s. Pull. St. Zool. Soc. 



Hybrid. 

 Anas iindulata X A. obsciira. 

 t. Ad. St. Zool. Soc. 



15. Anas sparsa. 



Anas sparsa, Smith, Cat. S. Afr. Mits. p. .36, n. 324 (1837) (descr. 

 nulla) ; Fyt. Mu>i. Anat. p. "l42 (S. Afr.) (1838) ; S/nith, III. Zool. 

 S. Afr., Birds, pi. 97 (pt. 21, 1844); G. E. Gr. Gen. B. iii. 

 p. 016, u. 9 (1845); Bchnb. Syn. Av. t. 110. ff. 911 («■.(• Smith), 



