74.' Mr. C. II. B. Grant on a Collection of 



87. Dafila acuta. Common Pintail. 



Anas acuta Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th cd. 1758, p. 126: 

 Sweden. 



a. ? ad. Man, 9100 ft. Dec. 2. 



Total length in Hesh : 20^ inches. Wing : 253 mm. 



In bright, but worn dress ; below, the whole of the 

 underparts are rusty through weathering; not moulting. 



[Irides brown ; bill black, greyish on sides and at base ; 

 legs and toes greenish grey. This was the only duck seen 

 on the Man Escarpment.] 



88. Pcecilonetta erythrorhyncha. Red -billed Teal. 



Anas enjtkrorhyncha Gm. Syst. Nat. i. pt. 2, 1789, 

 p. 517 : Cape of Good Hope. 



a. S ad. S. Guaso Nyiro, 6500 ft. Nov. 29. ■ 



Total length in flesh : 17^ inches. Wing : 224 mm. 

 Weight : 1 lb. 



In clean new dress and still moulting. 



I can find no specimen in the National collection from 

 the type-locality. 



[Irides brown ; bill pink, stripe between nostrils black, 

 lower mandible black, pink at tip; legs and toes plumbeous. 

 Shot from a flock of about fifty.] 



89. Spatula clypeata. (>oriimon Shoveler. 



Anas clypeata Linn. Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 124 : 

 Sweden. 



a. c? ad. Lake Hannington, 3700 ft. Dec. 25. 



Total length in flesh : 19;^ inches. Wing : 232 mm. 



This specimen is badly worn, faded and almost bleached 

 to a creamy colour, so that it is very difficult to see in 

 what state of dress it really is; but it appears to be in 

 eclipse and is starting to moult. 



[Irides yellow ; bill black ; legs and toes orange. Shot 

 from a flock of about 25 ; the only one in this peculiar 

 plumage.] 



