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Hab. Western Africa ; brought over by Mons. Chaillu. 
Petrocyanea cyanoptera ss. 
Nov. Ands CYANOpPterA «eesceeee Vieill. 
Querquedula ..cccceeeee Mi tase ous Hartleaubii. Chaillu. 
Hab. Equatorial Africa. . . 
-PETROCYANEA RAFFLESIT. . 
Petro.—Castaneo-ferrugineus, speculo viridi. 
RAFFLES’S THAL. 
Deep reddish chestnut teal, with the speculum green. 
Length © vvecoveceseace seca ne DATS, inn we men trance reas 12 
FR o, ss aticenuas sus vesese 2 Middle Ge « vocieciipsete oe 
Deep reddish chestnut teal, with the crown and vent inclining to 
dark brown; each of the feathers on the back with black lunules ; 
tertiaries black and blue, with the shaft buff; wing coverts light blue; 
speculum metallic green; quills and tail black. 
Petrocyaned c@rulata  wsecseeee By. 
Anas Rafflesii, King .....eeeeee- Zool, Journ. 4. 97. 
CYANOPLETA —aavevescecrace Vieill. Cassin, Birds of 
N. America, p. 82, pl. 15. 
First brought home by Captain King from Chili; since which 
time we have received specimens from the same locality. Said by 
navigators to be exceedingly common on the west of South America. 
SPATULA RHYNCHOTIS. 
Spat. Mas.—Ferrugineus; capite colloque superiore czruleis ; 
tectricibus caude nigris; speculo viridi. 
Spat. Fem.—Brunnei, marginibus pennarum suturatioribus ; 
rostro pallido. 
NEW HOLLAND SHOVELLER. 
Male shoveller, with the head and upper part of the neck blue ; 
under and upper tail coverts black; wing-spot green. 
Fem. shoveller, brown, each feather edged with lighter; bill 
horn-colour. 
