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750a. D. eytOlli, Gld., Plumed Whistling Duck. 



Head and neck light reddish-brown ; upper surface brownish-grey ; 

 tertiaries reddish-brown, barred with black ; flank feathers yellow,' 

 with darker margins. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9. 



Genus— TADORNA. — Lower portion of tarsus in front with a row of 

 transverse scutellee. Bill broader towards tip than at base ; culmen 

 rather concave ; lamella; more developed towards tip of upper 

 mandible ; lower mandible with the lamellae not projecting out- 

 wardly. Sexes similar. 



751. T. radjall, Garnot. White-headed Shelduck. 



Head and neck entirely white ; chestnut band across white chest ; 

 no knob at base of bill ; tail black ; sexes similar. 



Total length, about 19 in. ; wing, 11 in. ; tail, 5 in.; culmen, 175 

 in. ; tarsus, 2'12 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 8. 



GENUS — CASARCA. — Lamellae on edge of lower mandible projecting 



outwards. 



7o2. C. tadcriioides. Jardine, Shelduck or Mountain Duck. 



Upper tail coverts black ; breast -rufous ; white band above the 

 chest. Male with the head and upper part of neck black, with a 

 green gloss. Female, head brown, and a white band of feathers 

 round the base of the bill. 

 Hab. : 4, 5, 6, 9. 



Genus— ANAS. — Bill broad, about as long as head. 



753. A. Sliperciliosa, Gmelin, Black Duck. 



A very distinct black band through the eyes ; sides of head and 

 neck not rufous ; general plumage distinctly mottled ; speculum 

 metallic-green ; no white band anteriorly to the speculum. 

 Hab. : 1 to 9. 



Genus -NETTION. — Bill not very broad, more or less compressed, and 

 shorter than head. 



754. X. Castaneum, Eyton (Anas castanea), Teal. 



Upper wing coverts clay-grey or slate-grey. 



Male. — Head and upper part of the neck dark metallic-green. 



Female. — Cheeks dull greyish, finely streaked with black ; no ring 

 of white feathers round the eyes ; usually no white edge on the outer 

 web of the first primary. 



Total length, male about 185 in., female i6 in. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9. 



755. Hit gibberifrOllS. S. Miill. (Anas gibberifrons), Grey Teal. 



"This species is absolutely similar to the supposed female of N 

 castaneum both in colour and dimensions, so that I am utterly 

 unable to distinguish it." — Salvadori. 



Refer to Vict. Nat., vol. vii., 4. 



Total length of male is 2 in. greater than the male of N. castaneum. 

 Hab. : 1, 3, 4, 6, 7- 



Genus — SPATULA. — Bill spatulate ; no soft membrane on sides of the 

 bill towards its tip. 



756. S clypeata, Linn., European Shoveller. 



Male.— Head and upper part of neck deep glossy green ; abdomen 

 deep chestnut. 



Hab. : (4, N.S.W.) 



