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84. Alopochen aBgyptiacus. Egyptian Goose. 



Anas a'gyptiaca Linu. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. i. 1766, 

 p. 197 : Egypt. 



a ? ad. S. Guaso Nyiro, 6500 ft. Nov. 28. 



Total length iu flesh : 27 inches. Wing : 378 mm. 

 Weight : 4^ Ihs. 



In good dress, very little worn. 



[Irides yellow; bill pink and black; legs and toes 

 pink.] 



85. Anas undulata. Yellow-billed Duck. 



Anas undulata Dubois, Orn. Gall. i. 1839, p. 119, pi. 77: 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



a. S ad. Lake Naivasha, 6700 ft. Dec. 4. 



Total length iu flesh : 22 inches. Wing: 251 mm. 



In good dress and very little worn. 



There are no specimens in the National collection from 

 the type-locality, and. though I myself have shot many of 

 these ducks near Cape Town, unfortunately I did not preserve 

 them. Collectors should, where common birds are concerned, 

 be informed of the type-localities so that one or two specimens 

 could be collected, 



[Irides brown ; bill : upper mandible yellow, tip and 

 around nostrils black ; lower mandible, tip and basal three- 

 fourths black, remainder yellow ; legs and toes dark brown. 

 Very common.] 



86. Nettion punctatum. Hottentot Teal. 



Anas punctata Burch. Trav. i. 1822, p. 233 : Zak River, 

 Cape Colony. 



a, b. c? ? imm. Lake Naivasha, 6700 ft. Dec. 3. 



Total length in flesh : 13^ & 13^ inches. Wing : 146 and 

 155 ram. Weight : c? 2 1^>- 



Neither is adult, and the male is moulting on the neck. 



[Irides brown; bill blue, ridge of culmen black; legs and 

 toes blue. Does not appear to be common ; these speci- 

 mens were obtained from a small flock of five.] 



