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977. Dendrocygna major (Jerdon) . Larger Tree-Duck. 

 Hob. India and Madagascar. 



a. Male; b. Female. Purchased, Sept. 18, 1867. 



978. Dendrocygna fulva (Gm.). Fulvous Tree-Duck. 

 Hob. Brazil. 



a, b. Purchased, June 6, 1867. See P. Z. S. 1867, p. 687. 



c, d. Purchased, Sept. 9, 1871. 



, /. Hatched in the Gardens, Aug. 4, 1872. 



g. Purchased, Aug. 14, 1877. 



h. Presented by George Eansome, Esq., Dec. 1, 1877. 



979. Dendrocygna eytoni (Gould). Ey ton's Tree-Duck. 

 Hob. North-west Australia. 



a, b. Presented by Dr. Geo. Bennett, F.Z.S., May 11, 1867. 



See P. Z. S. 1867, p. 686. 

 c. Purchased, March 25, 1880. 



Genus SARCIDIORNIS. 



980. Sarcidiornis melanonota (Forst.) . Black-backed Goose. 

 Hab. India. 



a. Male ; b. Female. Purchased, Sept. 18, 1867. 



c. Presented by the Babu Eajendra Mullick, C.M.Z.S., Aug. 



14, 1868. 



d. Male ; e. Female. Purchased, July 5, 1876. See P. Z. S 



1876, p. 695, pi. LXVII. 



981. Sarcidiornis carunculata (Licht.). American Black- 

 backed Goose. 



Hab. South America. 



a-c. Purchased, March 6, 1876. From Maranham. See 

 P. Z. S. 1876, p. 377, and p. 695, pi. LXVIH. 



d, e. Presented by Miss Davis, Oct. 16, 1880. From the 

 Sertoes of Pernambuco. 



