62 Serie ere 
greater ones white, fiewiae a band of that colour across the wing; 
bill black; legs reddish orange. 
Spatula Capensis Smith, Cat. S. African Mus. 
We are indebted to Dr. Smith for allowing us to take the above 
_ description from the specimens exhibited in the South African 
Museum, of which he has published drawings. 
MALACORHYNCHUS MEMBRINACEUS. 
Mal, Mas.—Cinereus, macula caryophylacea post oculari. 
Mal. Fem.—Mare similis, sed macula post ocularis caret. 
MEMBRINACEOUS DUCK. 
Male ashy, with the side of the bill towards the tip membrinaceous ; 
a pink spot behind the eye. 
Fem. similar, but without the pink spot behind oes eye. 
IN. IN. 
Peng ele cvesss 164 DFU. Sec S55. TGP BT aes 3 
Male: grey, transversely striped with brownish black,—stripes _ 
broadest on the flanks; neck brown; a stripe round the eye and down 
the back of the neck dark brown; a little behind the eye a bright - 
pink spot; back brown, transversely irrorated with lighter; rump 
black; tail coverts white ; tail brown; under tail coverts fawn-colour; — 
quills dark brown; coverts light brown, except the tip of the primary 
coverts, which are white, forming a white wing-spot; bill and legs 
brown, the former largely lobated. 
Fem. as above. 
Melacorhynchus membrinacea.. Swain. - ; 
Anas malacorhyncehus os... seve Gmel. Syst. 1. 526. ° 
Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 862. 
ANAS MEMDTINACEA vee ceeceeeeene Lath. Ind. Orn. App. 11. 
POSCHOLE araineak carecws ones Shaw, N. Mis. 17 pl. 697. 
WOPEOUMLCE DUCK as iwc ac oaeeee Lath. Gen. Syn. 6. 522. 
New Holland Duck .......0.00+. Lath, Gen. Syn. Sup. 11. 359. 
Rthynchaspis malacorhynchus.. Steph. Sh. Zool. 12. 123. 
- MEMDIVINACEA «2644. Steph. Sh. Zool. 12. 124. 
Inhabits New South Wales. . 
