from Somaliland and S'jut?iern Abyssinia. 323 



Iris light hazel ; bill yellow ; nail and middle between 

 nostrils black ; legs black with yellow showing through. 



[This bird was found both on the lakes of Harrar Meyer 

 and Chercher, and also on the main streams of the high 

 plateaux. It is tamer than any of the other Ducks, and the 

 Western Gallas, I was told, sometimes kill it by throwing 

 sticks somewhat similar in shape to the Australian 

 boomerang. — L.] 



212. Ay AS SPARS A. 



Alias sparsa Smith ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 

 p. 213 (1895). 



a. Gedda, Abyssinia, 1 February, 1899. (No. 287.) 



Iris brown ; bill dark brown ; legs and toes yellow ; webs 

 dusky. 



[Seen only on the small streams of the high central 

 Abyssinian plateaux. This Duck was not observed in the 

 larger rivers, which teamed with the Yellow-billed Duck {Anas 

 undulata), the small Grey Goose, Teal, and Wigeoii. — L.] 



243. MaRECA PENELOPE. 



Mareca penelope (Linn.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 

 p. 227 (1895). 



a. $ . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 2 January, 1899. 

 (No. 83.) 



b. $ . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 2 January, 1899. 

 (No. 84.) 



c. S- LakeGedda, Abyssinia, 4 February, 1899. (No. 302.) 

 a. ? . Iris hazel ; bill dark slate-colour ; legs slate-colour. 

 6. ? . „ white ; „ „ 



c. S ' „ brown ; „ _,, 



244. Nettion crecca. 



Nettion crecca (Linn.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 

 p. 243 (1895). 



a. S • Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 31 December, 

 1898. (No. 62.) 



b. ? . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 31 December, 

 1898. (No. 63.) 



Iris brown ; bill black ; legs light slate-colour. 



