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984. Tadorna cana (Gm.). White-fronted Sheldrake. 

 Hab. South Africa. 



a. Female. Purchased at the Knowsley sale, 1851. See, 

 for notice of various hybrids bred between this bird and 

 other species, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 442, Aves, pi. CLVra. ; 

 also P. Z. S. 1864, p. 190. 



985. Tadorna tadornoides,3&rd.. & Selb. Australian Sheldrake. 

 Hab. South Australia. 



a-c. Females. Presented by the Hon. J. C. Hawker, Speaker 



of the House of Assembly, Adelaide, April 3, 1862. 



See P. Z. S. 1862, p. 185, and 1864, p. 191, pi. xvin. 

 d, e. Males. Presented by the Acclimatization Society of 



Victoria, Sept. 22, 1863. 

 f-h. Presented by the Acclimatization Society of Victoria, 



Jan. 4, 1865. 



i. Purchased, April 29, 1871. 

 j. Male ; Tc. Female. Purchased, June 18, 1878. 



986. Tadorna variegata (Gm.). Variegated Sheldrake. 

 Hab. New Zealand. 



a. Male ; b. Female. Presented by J. D. Tetley, Esq., 



Aug. 3, 1863. Specimens figured, P. Z. S. 1864, 



p. 191, pi. xix. 

 c-g. Bred in the Gardens, May 17, 1865. See P. Z. S. 1866, 



p. 149. 



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

 k-m. Bred in the Gardens, May 5, 1867. 

 . Presented by Mrs. Pricket, July 7, 1868. 

 o-t. Bred in the Gardens, May 12, 1869. 

 u-a l . Bred in the Gardens, July 12, 1870. 

 b 1 . Bred in the Gardens, July 30, 1870. 

 c l -i\ Hatched in the Gardens, May 29, 1872. 

 /, fc 1 . Presented by Mr. Bills, Sept, 30, 1872. 

 l l -o l . Hatched in the Gardens, May 19, 1873. 

 p l . Male. Received in exchange, Aug. 27, 1873. 

 o 1 . Presented by the Acclimatization Society of Otago, Oct. 15, 



1873. 



r l -t\ Hatched in the Gardens, May 27, 1874. 

 u\ v l . Hatched in the Gardens, May 29, 1875. 

 w l -a 2 . Bred in the Gardens, May 11, 1S76. 

 b\ c-. Bred in the Gardens, May 16, 1877. 

 d?-f. Bred in the Gardens, June 3, 1877. 

 cf. Male. Received in exchange, Feb. 26, 1878. 

 7r. Male. Purchased, March 16, 1878. 

 r-r-. Bred in the Gardens, May 17, 1878. 



