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1756. A 'BRACHYRHYNCHUS, Baillou (YarroU's Br. Birds, III, 6-1). 

 Syn. yi. phceincojms, Bartlett. 



A. brevirostris, Thienem. 



A. rvfescens (?), Brehm. 

 Hab. N. hemisphere. Paiijab.* 



A. Specimen from Mr. Bartlett (1843). 



Subgenus BERNICLA, Stephens. 



1/57. B. iNDiCA (Gould's Century, pi, SO, — bad; the bill and feet 

 should be yellow). 



Syn. Anas indica, Gmelin. 



Anser undidafus, Brandt. 

 II AB. India generally, in the cold season. Common. 

 A. Male. Calcutta bazar (1842). 



1/58. B. LEUCOPSis {PL Enl. 855). 



Syn. Anser leucopsls, Bechstein. 



A. bernida, Pallas. 



A. erytliroims, Gmelin. 

 Hab. N. Europe and Asia. 



A. Specimen from England. Mr. Bartlett (1844). 



1759. B. BRENTA {Fl. Eld. 342). 



Syn. Anser brenta, Pallas. 



Anas bernida, L. 



A. torquata, Belon. 

 Hab. N. regions. 



A. Specimen from England. Mr. Bartlett (1843). 



Div. 3. Perching Geese. 



Genus Dendrocygna, Swainson. 

 Silli, H. ; Sural, B. 



1 760. D. viDUATA {PL Enl. 808). 



Syn. Anas viduata, L. 

 Hab. S. America. 



A. Specimen from Mr. Bartlett (1848). 



1761. D. MAJOR, Jerdon {IIL hid. Orn., pi. 23). 



Hab. India generally. Not rare in L. Bengal. 



.4. Male. ^.Female. Calcutta bazar (1843). 



1762. D. ARCUATA (Horsfield, Zool. Res. in Java, pi. , — not good). 



Syn. Anas arcitata, Cuvier. 

 A.javanica, Horsfield. 

 Mareca awsuree, Sykes. 



Butunth, Sindh ; Tseet-tsa-Iee, Arakan ; Bilibi, 

 Sum. ; Mel if is, Jav. 

 Hab. India and Malay countries. Extremely common. N. 

 B. The Australian species referred to this by Mr. Gould {B. A. Vol. 

 VII, pi. 14), is obviously distinct and new. 



* We have seen an unmistakeable figure of this species in a collection of .Sikh 

 coloured drawings of the birJs of the Punjab. 



