290 ANATID^. 



the feathers have brown marks before the edge, nearly hidden ; 

 middle of the abdomen huffish, the tips of the feathers being of that 

 colour, while the bases are dusky; wings browner than in the 

 male ; secondaries scarcely showing a green lustre, and with less 

 conspicuous reddish-white apical band. Total length about 14 

 inches, wing 5, culmen 1*35. {Eotliscldld Coll.) 



Youncj in doivn. " The body is covered with thick down, with 

 long central filaments, especially on the upper parts. The general 

 colour is dark oHvaceous-brown, fading to pale fulvous-brown on 

 the throat and fore neck, and to dull fawn colour on the breast and 

 abdomen. There is a purer shade of dark brown passing through 

 the eyes and molting aw-ay behind. The rudimentary wings have 

 an outer fringe of yellowish brown ; the produced filaments on the 

 shoulders and mantle are of the same pale colour. The bill is dark 

 brown, with the terminal shield and feet olivaceous-brown, the 

 webs being darker ; claws yellowish brown." (Buller.) 



This bird is very nearly related to Elasmonetta cJilorotis, having 

 the same markings and colours, but has very small wings, useless 

 for flight, and lamellae of the bill much less developed. 



Hob. Aucklands. 



a. 2 ad. sk. Auckland. Antarctic Exped. (Type 



of species.) 



h. S ? imm- sk. [New Zealand.] Sir G. Grey [P.]. 



e. Juv. St. Auckland Island. The Countess of Gallo- 



way [P.]. 



d, e. cS 2 ad. sk. Auckland Island. Tlie Hon. Walter 



Eothschild [P.]. 



36. aUERaUEDULA. 



Type. 



Querquedula, Steph. Gen. Zool. xii. 2, p. 142 (1824) . . Q. circia. 



Cyanopterus, Eijton, Mon. Anat. p. 38 (1838) {nee 



Halid. 1835) Q. cyanoptera. 



Pterocyanea, Bp. Icon. Faun. Ital., Ucc. Introd. p. 17 



(1841) Q. circia. 



Punauetta, Bp. Compt. Rend, xliii. p. 649, gen. 28 



(1856) Q. puna. 



Adelonetta, Heine, Nom. Mus. Hein. Orn. p. 346 



(1890) (=Punanetta, Bp.). 



Range. Northern Hemisphere and Neotropical Region. 



Key to tlie Species. 



«. Upper wing-coverts grey lead-colour ; upper tail- 

 coverts distinctly barred across ; sexes almost 

 similar (Punanetta). 

 a'. Smaller ; bill with a broad orange spot at the 

 base of the upper mandible ; rump like the 

 upper tail-coverts, with narrow white bars . . vei'sicolor, p. 291. 

 b'. Larger ; bill light blue, with the ridge black, in 

 dry skin uniform black ; rump uniform brown- 

 grey, with no white bars pima, p. 293. 



