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Rhynchaspis platalea,^^. C. R. XLIII. p. 650 (1856). 

 Spatula macitlatits, Gould, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 95. 



Spattda {Rhynchaspis) inaculata, Pelz. Reis. Novara, Vog. p. 139 (1865: 

 Chili). 



General description. 



Size. — Male adult 7810 R U. O. C, Rio Coy, Patagonia, loth Jan- 

 uary, 1898. A. E. Colburn. 



Total length, about 20 inches. 



Wing, 8.8. 



Culmen, 2.75. 



Tail, 5.25. 



Tarsus, 1.6. 



The adult female is a little smaller than the adult male and wholly 

 different in color. 



Color. — (Male cited.) General color: Browns and chestnut of varying 

 shade, spotted, flecked, or barred with dusky seal-brown or black ; shoul- 

 ders pastel-blue ; under parts bright chestnut. 



Fig. 241. 



Fig. 242. 



Spatula plataUa. Male. P. U. O. C. 78 lO. 

 Profile of head and neck. Reduced. 



Spatula platalea. Male. P. U. O. C. 7810. 

 Crown of head and bill from above. Reduced. 



Head : A narrow, seal-brown cap extends from the base of the culmen 

 to the occiput, but is confined to the top of the head and does not reach 

 down to the eyes, each feather bordered with pale buffy ; the rest of the 

 head buffy, with slight rufescent shading, each feather spotted with fine 

 seal-brown, arrow-shaped markings. 



