BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND. uh 
brown on the cheeks ; speculum, green, margined above and below with 
black. 
Mee We, LOco 5b. 1D 3 Ts, 123) 
Egg.—W hite ; length, 2:5 ; breadth, 1:7. 
Both Islands, Chatham Islands, Australia, Tasmania, Polynesia. 
Ruyncwaspis. Steph. 
Bitt, longer than the head, much dilated for half its length from the 
tip, lamella, long. 
Europe, Asia, North America, Australia. 
100. RHYNCHASPIS VARIEGATA. Gould. C.M. 
Shoveller. Tete. 
Spatula variegata. GRAY. 
ABOVE, dark brown ; head and neck dark grey, with a white line near 
the bill; breast, brown, varied with rufous white; abdomen, dark 
rufous ; wing coverts, and a longitudinal stripe on the wings, ash grey. 
Female.—Brown. 
Teal o SW OR ine aces Te. eo: 
fgg —Greenish white ; length, 2:1 ; breadth, 1:45. 
Both Islands, Chatham Islands. 
HYMENOLAIMUS. Gray. 
Bit, as long as the head, furnished with a loose skin for half its length 
from the tip ; wings, short ; hind toe strongly lobed ; large callosities on 
the wing joint. 
New Zealand only. 
101, HYMENOLAIMUS MALACORHYNCHUS. Gml. C.M. 
Blue, or Mountain Duck. Whio. 
Axove, slate blue; below, the same, spotted with rufous, and varied 
with white ; bill, pinkish white. 
aliedict Wise Sd. 5 Be 21,5 Leo. 
Ligg.—White ; length, 2:7 ; breadth, 1°75. 
Both Islands. 
