98 
IN. IN. IN, 
Length... 24 TA. See 24 LOrSbe eae 2 
Male: head and upper part of the neck metallic green, below 
which is a white collar; breast vinaceous; back brown; scapulars 
and flanks white, undulated with black; speculum metallic green, 
margined anteriorly and posteriorly with white; quills, rump, and - 
tail coverts brown, in some light greenish, middle tail feathers 
curling upwards; tail grey-white; bill yellow; legs orange. 
Fem.: brown, with the edge of the feathers lighter; speculum 
similar to that of the male. . 
Var. A. Anas adunca ( Linn. J—Hook-billed Duck. 
This variety has the bill turned downwards. 
Var. B. Penguin Duck. 
The peculiar upright position of this variety, when at rest at 
standing, distinguishes it. 
PARAS: BOSCIUAS .<ices sie vas Cogs 48 Linn. Syst. 1. 205. 
Gmel. Syst. 1. 588. 
Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 850. 
WU PUCK RS, Wnivaice i soa edees Penn. Arct. Zool. 2. 494. 
Lee CANATA SAUVAGE w.seecereecrees Buff. Ois. 9. 115. 
T FARRER se. .we Nansacines ovevncvonee Linn. Trans. vol. 4, tab. 12. 
Sig. 10. 
Inhabits universally the temperate regions of. the northern 
hemisphere, and does not appear to be subject to any considerable 
migration ; breeds commonly in all marshy districts, laying from ten 
to fifteen eggs of a greenish colour. 
ANAS FLAVIROSTRIS. 
An.—Cinereo-brunneo, rostro flavo, naribus macul& atra cin- 
gentibus. 
YELLOW-BILLED DUCK, 
Cinereous-brown duck, with a yellow bill, and the nostrils sur- 
rounded by a black patch. 
Length: ar eecde ee 21. Spptiae ta 2 
BHC re one Qh. Middle toe v1. sue 24 
