282 BIED8 OF EGYPT. 



Head and greater part of the neck brilliant dark green ; 

 remainder of the neck and body white, with the following 

 exceptions — upper part of the back and chest chestnut ; pri- 

 maries black ; secondaries tipped with white, and with their 

 outer webs brilliant metallic green ; scapulars mostly black ; 

 wing-coverts white ; tail black ; and a dark brown band down 

 the centre of the chest and abdomen ; legs and beak orange ; 

 irides brown. 



Entire length 26 inches; ciilmen 1"2 ; Aving, carpus to 

 tip, 13 ; tarsus 2'2. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 357. 



301. Tadorna rutila (Pall.). Uuddy Sheldrake. 



The present species is rarely met with on the river, but is 

 not uncommon on the lakes of Lower Egypt and the Fayoom, 

 and is frequently brought to the Alexandrian market. I met 

 with it twice on Lake Menzaleh, which appears to be its 

 favourite habitat in the country. 



Head very pale rufous ; neck darker rufous, surrounded 

 near its base by a more or less distinct black ring ; upper 

 part of the back, scapulars, and the entire under surface of 

 the body rich ferruginous brown ; primaries black ; outer 

 web of the secondaries brilliant metallic green ; wing-coverts 

 white ; upper tail-coverts and tail black ; beak and legs 

 black ; irides brown. 



Entire length 25 inches; culmen \'l ; vving, carpus to 

 tip, 14 ; tarsus 2'1. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 358. 



