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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK, 63 



1 127 Pied Goose (Magpie, Black and White, Semipal- 

 1 mated), Anseranas semipalmata, A., T. 



Stat. v.r. water 32 

 Head, neck, wings, lower-back, tail, thighs black; rest 

 white; feet half-webbed; f., sim. Grass. 

 1 128*Cape Barren Goose, Cereopsis novae-hollandiae, V., 

 1 S.A., W.A., T., Bass St. Is. Stat. v.r. grass, coast 33 



Brownish-gray; dark spots on wing; bill black; naked skin 

 round bill lemon-yellow; legs pinkish; toes, webs, 

 streak up front of leg black; pugnacious; f., sim. 

 Grass. 

 1 129*Maned Goose, Wood-Duck (e), Chenonetta jubata, 



1 A., T. Stat. c. water 20 

 Crown deep-brown; tail, lower-back black; metallic green 



on wing; breast gray spotted black; hind-neck short 

 black plumes; white patch on wing; bill olive-brown, 

 high, goose-like; f., smaller; duller; breast spotted 

 white. Grass, snails, insects. 



2 130 Whistling Duck (Tree), Bendrocygna arcuata, Ind., 



9 Malay to Gel., MoL, N.G., A., Oceania. Stat. r. water 17 



Crown, upper brownish-black marked lighter; chin whit- 

 ish; breast deep-buff, spotted black; abdomen chestnut; 

 under base tail white; whistles when flying; f., sim. 

 Water-plants, fish. 



It is getting rare, though I heard of six near Colac recently. 



Again, the only living representative of the next sub-family is 

 the Cape Barren Goose, which is common in city gardens in 

 Adelaide. It is also becoming rare. It is found only in Tas- 

 mania, the Bass Strait Islands, and Southern Australia. We 

 visited its nesting place near Flinders Island. It is a very pug- 

 nacious bird, so it is difficult to keep with other birds. 



After the Goose sub-family comes the group which includes our 

 "Wood Duck," or, as it is called, the Maned Goose, for its bill is 

 goose-like. It is a common bird in Australia. Two allied 

 genera are found in South America and North-east Africa 

 respectively. 



In the next sub-family come the domestic Ducks and most of the 

 wild Ducks of Australia. This group is often referred to as the 

 "Freshwater or River Ducks." 



First come two kinds of Whistling Ducks — so called on account 

 of their whistling note uttered while flying. These are rare 

 Ducks, one of which is found as far as India; the other is 

 occasionally seen in New Zealand, as well as in Australia. The 

 Sheldrake, or Shieldrake (Mountain Duck) is the largest Austra- 

 lian Duck, and one of the most handsome of the sub-family. It 

 is nowhere very plentiful, though one or more pairs appear in 

 most suitable localities. As it is unfit for the table, it should be 

 spared as an ornament to the landscape. 



The Black Duck is very similar to the common wild Duck (Mal- 

 lard) of England. Our Black Duck does not change color with 



