‘ - = oe a - 9 
ad apicem appendiculata lateribus un4 ordine setarum brevium, supra 
has setas in medio octo spinis rigidis instructa. Cauda longa. 
Ext. Cuar. eet with the posterior toe not lobed, the middle one 
longest. Thighs a little denuded. Jill longer than the head, the 
sides parallel. Nostrils large, oval, placed near the culmen at the 
- base. Zamelle continued to the edge of the bill. Tongue rather 
obtuse at the point, with an appendage; the sides furnished with one 
_row of bristles, and above the bristles in the middle with eight stiff 
_ spines. : 
Anas. Linn. 
Darina. Leach, Steph. 
Tyee. Dafila acuta. 
Affinity. The tail in this genus is much elongated, presenting in 
that particular an affinity to the genus Mareca, which has it slightly so. 
GENUS VI. PH CILLONITTA. 
Ext. Cuar. Pedes digitis posterioribus brevibus et parvis, non 
lobatis. Aostrum mediocre, altitudine latitudine equante. Nares 
prope basi posite, rotundatz. Cauda mediocris, rotundata. 
Ext. Cuar. eet with the posterior toes short and small, not 
lobed. ill moderate, the height equal to the breadth. Nostrils 
placed near the base, rounded. Tai/ moderate, rounded. 
Anas. Linn. 
Mareca. Steph. 
PACILLONITTA nobis. 
Type. Pecillonitta Bahamensis. 
We have formed this genus for the reception of Anas Bahamensis 
and its near ally Anas Hrythrorhyncha. 
Affinity. In default of anatomical character, and from general 
structure, this genus appears to be nearly allied to Dajila. 
GENUS VII. MARECA. 
Ex7. Cuar. Pedes digitis posterioribus non lobatis mediis longis- 
simis. Zibie paululum denudate. Rostrum brevius capite, prope — 
basin latissimum. ares parve, ovales. Lameligz ad marginem rostri 
continuatse. Lingua subobtusa, ad apicem appendiculata latera una 
ordine setarum brevium et in medio duplice ordine instructis. 
_ Exr. Caar. Jeet with the posterior toes not lobed, the middle 
one longest. The Thighs a little denuded. ill shorter than the 
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