AVES ANATID.E. 443 



1858. June 7th. 1868. June 25th. 



1859. May 2 1 St. 1869. " I St. 

 " June 2nd. 



(P. L. Sclater, P. Z. S., p. 503, 1880.) 



"On our arrival [Oazy Harbour, Straits of Magellan], early in the after- 

 noon, two officers, who had preceded us, came on board, bringing with 

 them a specimen of the heron mentioned above as seen at Sandy Point, 

 as well as a beautiful species of goose, quite new to us. This bird, the 

 Chloephaga poliocepJiala, is considerably smaller than the upland goose 

 (C. Magellanica), and its plumage is exceedingly handsome, the wings 

 being finely bronzed, and a broad band of rich chestnut passing across 

 the breast. It appears to be common in the eastern portion of the Strait, 

 where we observed it to be tamer than the upland goose, and we also met 

 with it on several occasions in the Western Channels, where I only saw one 

 pair of the C. Magellanica. Its flesh is very good, and possesses a more 

 delicate flavour than that of the other species." (Cunn. Nat. Hist. Straits 

 Magellan, p. 184, 1891.) 



Subfamily ANATIN^. 



Salvad. Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. XXVII. p. 142 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-List 

 Bds. I. p. 214 (1899). 



Genus ANAS Linnaeus. 



Type. 

 Anas Linn. S. N. i. p. 134 (1766) ; Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. 

 Mus. XXVII. p. 227 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-list Bds. I. 



p. 216 (1899) A. boscas. 



Anassus Rafin. Analyse, p. 72 (1815) ; Boschas, Sw. Fauna 



Bor. -Amen, Birds, p. 442 (183 1 ) A. boscas. 



Geographical Range. — Throughout the world. 



Anas specularis King. 



Anas speculans, King, Zool. Journ. IV. p. 98 (1828 : Straits of Magellan) ; 

 Eyton, Mon. Anat. p. 138 (1838) ; Jard. & Selb. Illustr. Orn. IV. pi. 

 40 (1840) ; Hartl. Verz. Ges. Mus. p. 119 (1844) ; Gray, ListB. Brit. 

 Mus. Part III. p. 136 (1844 : Str. Magellan) ; id. Gen. B. III. p. 615 



