AVES ANATID^. 50I 



Genus ERISMATURA Bp. 



Type. 

 Oxynra (subgen.), Bp. Ann. Lye. N. Y. II. (1826), p. 



390 (1828) (nee Oxyurus, Sw. 1827) . . . E. janiaicensis. 

 Erismatuni, Bp. Sagg. Distr. Met., Agg. e Corr. p. 143 



(1832); Salvadori, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. XXVII. p. 



441 (1895); Sharpe, Hand-list Bds. I. p. 227 (1899) E.jamaicensis. 

 Cerconectes, Wagi. Isis, 1832, p. 282 . . . . E. leucocephala. 

 Gyninura (subgen.), Nutt. Man. II. p. 426 (1834). . E. janiaicensis. 

 Undina, Gould, B. of Eur. V. pi. 383 (1837) • • ^- leucocephala. 

 Bythonessa, Gloger, Hand- u. Hilfsb. p. 412 (1842) . E. leucocephala. 

 Eriniistitra (errore ?), Degl. & Gerbe, Orn. Eur. II. p. 565 (1867). 



Geographical Range. — Throughout the world except in eastern Asia, 

 the Malay Archipelago, the Malay Peninsula, India, China and Japan. 



Erismatura vittata Philippi. 



Erismatura ferruginea, Eraser (nee Eyton), P. Z. S. 1843, P- ^19 (Lake 

 of Quintero, Chili) ; Des Murs in Gay's Hist. Chile, Zool. I. p. 458 

 (1847) ; Hartl. Naum. 1853, p. 222 (Valdivia) ; Bibra, Denkschr. Akad. 

 Wien, V. p. 204 (1853: Chili) ; Cass. U. S. Astron. Exped. II. Birds, 

 p. 204 (1856); Pelz. Reise Novara. Vog. p. 139 (1865: Chili); Scl. 

 P. Z. S-. 1867, pp. 335, 340 (Chili); Phil. & Landb. Cat. Av. Chil. 

 p. 43 (1868) ; Burm. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 368 (Argent. Rep.); Huds. t. 

 c. p. 549 (Rio Negro, Patagonia) ; Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. 

 p. 131 (1873); Durnf. Ibis, 1876, p. 163 (Montevideo market); Scl. 

 & Salv. P. Z. S. 1876, p. 404; Durnf. Ibis, 1877, p. 42 (Chupat Val- 

 ley, Nov.), p. 192 (Buenos Aires, resident but scarce); 1878, p. 401 

 (Central Patagonia, resident, common on the lagoons near the 

 Sengel and Sengelen) ; Doering, Expl. al Rio Negro, Zool. Aves, 

 p. 54 (1882); Phil. Ornis, IV. p. 160 (1888: Antofagasta) ; Burm. 

 An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, VI. Part X. p. 248 (1888: Northern 

 Patagonia); Scl. & Huds. Argent. Orn. II. p. 138 (1889); Graham 

 Kerr, Ibis, 1890, p. 359 (Pilcomayo) ; Frenzel, J. f. O. 1891, p. 125 

 (Cordoba) ; James, New List Chil. B. p. 10 (1892) ; Aplin, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 201 (Uruguay); Lane, Ibis, 1897, P- ^95 (Rio Pilmaiguen) ; 

 Carbajal, La Patagonia Part II. p. 281 (1900); Martens, Hamb. 

 Magalh. Sammelr. Vog. p. 26 (1900: Patagonia). 



