Boa un 
DENDROCYGNA ARQUATA. 
Dend.—Fusea : 
vertice brunneo. - 
marginibus pennarum vinaceis, subtus castanea oe 
ARCUATED WHISTLING DUOK. 
Fuscous duck; with the margins of the feathers vinaceous, 
castaneous; the head brown, 
IN. IN. 
DONG ED ke, ne ES 19 Lars FS eter ere + 
DIE. weet kee a Middle toe 
Duck, with the head and neck whitish, slightly tinged with yellow — 
vinaceous; crown brown; back hoary fuscous, the edges of each | ; 
feather vinaceous, forming arcuated lines; wing and upper tail 
_ coverts deep chestnut; below ferruginous; under tail coverts white ; . 
quills and tail black ; bill < 
and feet also black. 
Female smaller, and the colours less distinct. 
ANAS APCUOEA cesesecececcs. Hors. Zool. Res. Java. 
— Javanica 
e sig.an's caus gts cg ffors. Arrang. of the Birds 
of Java: Linn. Trans. 
vol. xiii. p. 199, 
Mareca Awsuree ............ Sykes, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, 
p. 168. 
Found by Dr. Horsfield in Java, 
Deccan, It appears to be generally dispersed over India, Colonel 
Sykes, in-his Synopsis, Says it is ‘ gregarious, and abundant in the _ sg 
Deccan. Sexes alike in plumage.” ‘“ These birds are characterised soe! 
by a very peculiar whistle when disturbed.” er 
and by Colonel Sykes in the 
DENDROCYGNA GUTTULATA. 
Dend.—Arborea Similis sed majore et alis anterioribus non. 
punctatus. 
DEND., similar to Dendrocygna arborea, but larger, and the win 
coverts without spots. \ 
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PRU IPD Lar 13 Middle toe...,., 22 
