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. Genus DAFILA. 



680. Dafila acuta (Linn.) . Pintail. 

 Hob. Europe. 



a, b. Males; c. Female. Bred in the Gardens, May 15, 1861. 

 d-f. Females. Bred in the Gardens, May 16, 1860. 

 g-i. Males. Purchased, May 22, 1865. 



Genus PCECILONETTA. 



681. PoRCilonetta bahamensis (Linn.). Bahama Duck. 

 Hab. West Indies. 



a. Received in exchange, Dec. 3, 1860. 

 b-d. Bred in the Gardens, July 31, 1860. 

 e. Deposited, Aug. 16, 1862. 

 /. Male. Deposited, 1863. 

 g-i. Bred in the Gardens, June 1, 1863. 

 j-m. Bred in the Gardens, June 14, 1865. 

 n-t. Bred in the Gardens, July 6, 1865. 

 u. Bred in the Gardens, July 7, 1866. 



682. Pcecilonetta erythrorhyncha (Gm.) . Red-billed Duck. 

 Hab. South Africa. 



a. Male ; b. Female. Bred in the Gardens, July 9, 1860. 



Genus ANAS. 



683. Anas obscura, Gm. Dusky Duck. 

 Hab. North America. 



a. Male; b. Female. Bred in the Gardens, May 21, 1861. 



c. Bred in the Gardens, 1860. 



d, e. Presented by A. Downs, Esq., C.M.Z.S., Oct. 4, 1863. 



From Halifax. 



/. Bred in the Gardens, May 23, 1865. 

 g-j. Bred in the Gardens, May 8, 1866. 

 Tc-l. Presented by A. Downs, Esq., C.M.Z.S., Oct. 7, 1866. 



From Halifax, Nova Scotia. 



684. Anas xanthorhyncha, Forst. Yellow-billed Duck. 

 Hab. South Africa. 



a, Male ; 6. Female. Bred in the Gardens, May 20, 1859. 

 c. Male ; d. Female. Bred in the Gardens, May 30, 1860. 

 e,f. Bred in the Gardens, June 1, 1863. 



