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757- S. rhynchotiS, Lath., Shoveller (Blue-wing). 



Male. Head and upper part of neck bluish lead colour, with a 

 white crescentic band between the base of the bill and the eyes, 

 extending to the throat ; abdomen deep chestnut. 



Female. Head and neck buff; striated under surface mottled 

 brown and buff. 



Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



758. S. Yariegata, Old., New Zealand Shoveller. 



Dark crescentic markings on white ground of neck, breast, and 

 scapulars. 



Visitor. One specimen recorded (North). 

 Hab. : 5. 



GENUS MALACORHYNCHUS. Bill spatulate and has soft membrane 

 on sides towards the tip. 



759. M. inembranaceilS, Lath., Pink-eared Duck. 



An oblong mark of rose-pink behind the eye ; axillaries white ; 

 neck, breast, and under parts greyish-white, crossed by numerous 

 brown bars, narrow on the neck, broader on the breast and flanks, 

 and nearly obsolete on abdomen. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 



GENUS STICTONETT A. Speculum wanting. Bill broader towards tip 

 than at base, longer than head ; at the base much higher than broad ; 

 concave, and with the nail bent backwards as in Erismatura. 



760. S. mevosa, Old., Freckled Duck. 



Whole of plumage dark brown and white ; under surface with 

 specks of lighter shade ; primaries plain wood-brown. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 6, 7, 9. 



SUB-FAMILY FULIGULINJE. 



Hind toe broadly lobed. Tail feathers not particularly stiff. 

 GENUS NYROCA. Bill smooth, not gibbous, at the base. 



761. N. ailStralis, Old., White-eyed Duck (Widgeon or Hard-head). 



Uniform reddish- brown, a band of lighter colour across breast ; 

 secondaries white at base, making a conspicuous mark on wing ; 

 iris white. 



Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



SUB-FAMILY ERISMATURIN^. 

 Hind toe broadly lobed. Tail feathers narrow and very stiff. 



GENUS ERISMATURA. Tail eighteen feathers. 



762. E. ailStralis, Gld., Blue-billed Duck. 



Male. Breast, and usually the back and flanks, bright chestnut 

 (adult male) ; chin, like the head, black ; chestnut colour of the 

 breast, flanks, and upper parts deeper. 



Female. Uniform brownish, with lines and freckles of chestnut- 

 brown. 



Hab. : 4, 5, 6, 9. 



GENUS BIZIURA. Bill shorter than the head, very high at base. A 

 pendent lobe on the chin. Tail feathers twenty-four. 



763. B. lobata, Shaw, Musk Duck. 



Large lobe beneath the chin, smaller in female. 

 Male. Total length, 26 in. ; wing, 9 '25 in. ; culmen, 17 in. 

 Female. Total length, about 23 in.; wing, 7 '5 in. ; culmen, l'4in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



