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BROWN POCHARD. 
Male: obscure duck, with the head slightly cr ested ; the seeks 
and lower parts of the neck chestnut; the back brown. 
Fem. duck similar to the male, but with the chin and the base of 
the bill surrounded with a fascia; and the cheeks with a white line. 
IN. IN. 
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BEPILG I: San dupe ssctansaees 13 Middle toe ...ccccceve 23 
DROUAD inp cage cba hone'e 12 VRNES TOE Sotv eee eat 13 
Male: sooty black, with the head slightly crested and glossy; 
flanks and back inclining to olive brown, and speckled with light 
brown and white; wing-spot white; cheeks deep chestnut, which 
colour extends for some distance down the neck; chin black; bill © 
blueish lead-colour ; legs the same. 
Fem.: as in the male, but with a circle round the base of the bill ; - 
a line from the eye to the lower part of the throat, and the tips of all 
the feathers below, white. 
Nyroca brunnea nobis. 
Specimens of this species are in our own collection, and were re- 
_ ceived from Southern Africa. Specimens are also in the South 
African Museum, brought home by Dr. Andrew Smith. 
HARELDA GLACIALIS. 
Ha. Mas.—Capite colloque albis; maculé auriculari brunnea © 
ornata. 
Ha. Fem.—Brunnea; gutture macula alba ornata. 
LONG-TAILED DUCK. 
Male duck, with the head and neck white, with a brown auricular 
patch. 
Fem. brown duck; the throat with a white patch. 
IN. IN. 
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IU cae ohn elisa soe pe tee 13 Middle toe ...i...9-- 2+ 
MAPRE sou occhins soars 1} Outer F008 sands twas 24 
Male: head and neck white, with an auricular brown spot; 
scapulars and tertiaries, abdomen, and outer tail feathers, white ; 
