BIRDS—ANATINAE—SPATULA CLYPEATA, 781 
SPATULA, Boie. 
Spatula, Kore, Isis, 1822, 564. Type Anas clypeata, L. 
Rhynchaspis, ‘‘Leacu,’’ Steruens, Shaw’s Gen. Zool. XU, 1, 1824. Same type. 
Cu.—Bill much longer than the head and spatulate, widening to the end, where it is twice as broad as atthe base. Nail long 
and narrow. Lamellae of the upper mandible very close, delicate, and lengthened, projecting far below the lower edge. Tail 
acute, less than half the wing. 
Of several species belonging to this genus, but one is found in the United States. Its essential 
characters are as follows : 
Lesser and middle wing coverts and portion of tertials blue; cinerated portion of greater 
coverts brown, tipped with white; speculum grass green. Some of the tertials streaked with 
white. 
Head and neck green ; breast, unspotted white ; underparts, purplish chestnut. Tail covert 
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List of specimens. 
Catal. | Sex. Locality. When col- |Whence obtained.) Orig. | Collected by— | Length. | Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. lected. No. lof wings. 
4409} © | Fort Dalles, 0. T....... May 8,1855| Dr. Suckley .... | 169 |..e....... eeeess| 16.87 | 25,25] 7.75 | Iris bright carmine....... 
4410 Q see cees Os erisinisis slesies(s’ May 17,1853 ]...... CO vemer sce Uy bal iisemeescciy ee eeee 15.25 | 24.00] 7 
4459 Q San José, Cal........0. 
4458 3 seen wees O.secccceescess 
9741 Q Sacramento valley..... 
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Baan Fort Tejon, Cal. ..... 
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9740 | GO | Camp 123.....00.000000 Reb: 1681 854i) sees an dost umes cee | 1106) tectesdo: eet os Sell eee a a Eyes yellows... ssceeeees 
9739| So | EF PAS0;/ DEXAS \ccacieses|ieeaess Sinisisia siete 25.00 | 7.40 | Bill black, feet pale orange, 
iris yellow. 
9746 |......| Mimbres to Rio Grande.|....... eisiere'siels DYFHENTY ele. nelea [id sna 
2&3 Near 32° latitude . «| ;Captaini/Popes.s.lssvees | 
SPATULA CLYPEATA, Boie. 
Shoveller; Spoonbill. 
Anas clypeata, Linn, Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 200.—Gme in, I, 518.—Larn. Ind. II, 1790, 856.—Witson, Am. Orn. 
VIII, 1814; pl. Ixvii.—Bon. Obs. 1825, No. 255.—Sw. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 439.—Avup. Orn. 
Biog. IV, 1838, 241; pl. 327.—Is. Syn. 283.—Is. Bird’s Amer. VI, 1843, 293; pl. 394, 
Spatula clypeata, Bore, Isis, 1822, 564. 
Spathulea clypeata, FLemine. 
Anas (Spathulea) clypeata, Nurt, Man. II, 1834, 373. 
Rhynehaspsis clypeata, (Leacu) Sreruens, Shaw’s Gen. Zool. XIJ, 1824, 115.—Bon. List, 1838.—Eyron, Mon. 
Anat. 1838, 134. 
“nas rubens, GMELIN, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 519. 
Shoveller, Pennant, II, 557.—Laru. Syn. III, u, 509. 
Sp. Cu.—Head and neck green; fore part and sides of the breast, with greater portion of seapulars, and the sides of the base 
of the tail, white ; rest of under parts dull purplish chestnut ; crissum, rump, and upper tail coverts, black, the latter glossed 
with green. Wing coverts blue ; the posterior row brown in the concealed portion, and tipped with white ; longest tertials 
blue, streaked internally with white ; others velvet green, streaked centrally with white ; speculum grass green, edged very 
narrowly behind with black and then with white. 
