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Genus Sarcidiounis, Eytou. 



17G3. S. MEi^ANOTUS {PI. Enl. 937 ; Pennant's Ind. ZooL, pi. 11). 

 Syn. Anser melanotus, Pennant. 



Ni'ikta, H. ; Tau-bai, Arakan. 

 Hab. India and Burma. Not common in L. Bengal. 



1704. S. (?) LEucoPTERUS, Blytli, J. A. S. XVIII, p. 



Hab. Burma (Tenasserim provinces). 



A. An injured skin, presented by Capt. Berdmore (1849). 



Genus Nettapus, Brandt.* 



1705. N. puLCHELLus, Gould {B. A. Vol. VII, pi. 4). 



Hab. N. Australia, 



A. Specimen purchased (184G). 



1700. N. coROMANDELiANUS {PL Enl. 949, 950; Hardw. ///. /«^. 

 Zoo/.)t 



Syn. Anas coromandeliana, Gmelin. 

 Bernicla girra. Gray. 

 Dendrocygna nffinis, Jerdon — winter dress. 



Girja, and Girri, H. ; Ghangerel, B. ; Karayaf, 

 Arakan. 

 Hab. India and Malay countries. Extremely common. 



A. B. Males in summer dress (collar round base of 

 neck). C. Young do., assuming adult winter dress (whicli 

 has no collar). D. Female. E. Another, with entire 

 under-parts deep rusty. Calcutta bazar (1842-3). 



Div. 4. Shieldrakes. 



Genus Casarca, Bonap. 



1707. C. CANA (Brown's 'Zoology,' pi. 41). 

 Syn. Anas cana, Gmelin. 



A. cegyptiaca, var. A, Latham. 



Oie Sauvage a tete grise de la cote de Coromandel, Son- 

 nerat. 

 Hab. S. Africa. 



A. Specimen presented by W. Cracroft, Esq. (1837), 

 and described J. A. S. XVII, 254. 



* The birds of this genus never stand up as represented in Mr. Gould's plates 

 but, after walking a few steps on the ground, instantly squat. In the wild state 

 they are probably never seen on the ground ; but perch freely, and build in hollow 

 trees or unused chimneys, &c. A bird of this genus could not stand on one leg, as 

 represented by Mr. Gould, B. A. Vol. VII, pi. 5, f. 2. 



t Mr. Gould's figures, B. A. Vol. VI, pi. 5, and stated in the accompanying 

 description to be of the natural size, accord quite with the Indian bird, except that 

 the latter has always a black dertrum when in summer dress : in his Introduction, 

 however, Mr. Gould states — " My figures are stated to be of the natural size, but 

 this is an error : iliey are considerably smaller ;" and he now terms the Austra- 

 lian species N^. ulbipennis. Mr. G. R. Gray, however, refers this as a synonym of 

 No. 1782. 



