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757. S. rliviirliotis. Lath., Shoveller (Blue- wi 



Male. -Head and upper part of neck bluish lead colour, with a 

 white crescentic band between the base of the bill and the eyes, 

 extending to the throat ; abdomen deep chestnut. 



Female. Head and neck buff; Btriated under surface mottled 

 brown and bud. 



Hal.. : ::, }. :.. 6, 9. 



758 S. \ari<'i:ata. Gld., N*ew Zealand Shoveller. 



D.uk i-n'scentif markings <>n white ground of neck, breast, and 



scapulars. 



Visitor. One specimen recorded (North). 

 Hab. : 5. 



GKNU8— MALAOORHYNCHUS.— Bill spatulate and has soft membrane 

 on sides towards the tip. 



759. H. membranaceilS, bath.. Pink-eared Duck. 



Aii oblong mark of rose-pink behind the eye; auxiliaries white ; 

 neck, breast, and under parts greyish-white, crossed by numerous 



brown bars, narrow on the neck, broader on the breast and flanks, 

 and nearly obsolete on abdomen. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, S, 9. 



GENUS STICTONETTA. — Speculum wanting. Bill broader towards tip 

 than at base, longer than head ; at the base much higher than broad ; 

 concave, and with the nail bent backwards as in Krismatura. 



760. S. lia'YOSU. Gld., Freckled Duck. 



Whole of plumage dark brown and white ; under surface with 

 specks of Lighter shade ; primaries plain wood brown. 

 Hab! : 3, 4, 6, 7, 9. 



Sri; I'WIII.Y — Vv Lir; V 1. 1 N.K. 

 Hind toe broadly Lobed. Tail feathers not particularly stiff. 

 < ■ i ms N'V ROCA. — Bill smooth, not gibbous, at the base. 



761. A. aiistralis. Gld., White-eyed Duck (Widgeon or Hard-head). 



Uniform reddish-brown, a band of lighter colour across breast; 

 secondaries white at base, making a conspicuous mark on wing ; 

 iris white 



Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



Sub-family — ERl8MATUBlN.fi. 

 Hind toe broadly lobed. Tail feathers narrow and very stiff. 



G rus BRISMATURA.— Tail eighteen feath 



762. K. aiistralis. Gld., Bloe-billed Duck. 



Male. Breast, and usually the back and flanks, bright chestnut 

 (adult male); chin, like the head, black ; chestnut colour of the 

 breast, flanks, and upper parts deep r. 



Female. Uniform brownish, with lines and freckles of chestnut- 

 brow n. 



Sab. : 1, 5, 6, 9. 



I.I/.I I'KA. Bill shorter than the head, very high at base. A 

 pendent Lobe on the chin. Tail feathers twenty-four. 



II. lohata. Shaw, Musk Duck. 



lobe beneath the chin, smaller in female. 

 M .le. Total Length, 26 in. ; wing, '.»•_'•"> in. ; culmen, 1 7 in. 



,1 length, about 23 in ; n ing, 7 5 in. ; culmen, 1 4 in. 

 Sab. : :;. 4, 6, 6, ". 0. 



