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CASARKA TADORNOIDES, 
Cas.—Capite, cauda, vertreque atris, hoc castaneo BPaROS cingulo 
albo collo. 
NEW HOLLAND SHELDRAKE. 
Sheldrake, with the head, tail, back, and belly black, the latter _ 
irrorated with castaneous; a white ring round the neck. 
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Length ...... 27 Bas ee 1z Parse: 522 2 
Head, back, belly, and tail black; the back and belly irrorated 
with ferruginous; lower part of the back and tail slightly tinged i 
with green; upper part of the back, breast, and outer webs of the — 
tertiaries ferruginous; a white collar round the neck; fore part of | 
the wing white; wing-spot light green; quills black; legs and bill : 
black. In the female a white band surrounds the base of the bul : 
from which another passes through the eye. 
SSP Tadornoides ............... Jard. and Selb. Illus. Orn. 
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Inhabits New Holland. 
CASARKA LEUCOPTERA. 
Cas.—Capite collo et alis anterioribus albis. 
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Cas. with the head, neck, and wing coverts white. 
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Bilt fe oe Tarsi...... 93 Middle toe...... 1 
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owt: neck, and wing coverts white ; secondary wing coverts grey ; 
remainder dark-chocolate brown. 
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Casarka leucoptera.. ....... ... Blyth. Jerd. 
ANGs SEULCH ATE 28sec diconcer een Mull. 
Hab. Java and Burmah. 
NEARY > wae Hise 
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