7.6 ANATID^E 



EGYPTIAN GOOSE. Chenalopex cegyptiaca (Linn). 

 DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS. 



PLUMAGE. Adult. Cheeks, chin, and sides of neck, 

 yellowish ; head, back of neck, and back, brownish ; second- 

 aries, lustrous-green, tipped with black; primaries and lower 

 back as far as tail, black ; front of neck, breast, and upper 

 abdomen, pale reddish ; on the breast is a distinct arid 

 isolated brown patch ; lower abdomen as far as the tail, 

 pale brown. 



BEAK. Pale brown, the base, 'nail,' and edges being 

 darker. 



FEET. Pink. 



j J IRIDES. Yellow, surrounded by a patch of reddish-brown 

 feathers. 



AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 



TOTAL LENGTH ... ... ... 27 in. 



WING ... 16 



BEAK 1'75 



TARSO-METATARSUS 3 



SPUR-WINGED GOOSE. Plectropterus gambensis (Linn). 

 DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS. 



PLUMAGE. Adult. Upper part of head and neck, dull 

 brown ; cheeks and throat, white, spotted with brown ; sides 

 of breast, lower neck and back, black ; scapulars and inner 

 secondaries exhibit a brilliant lustrous-green ; wings edged 

 with white ; breast and abdomen, white. 



BEAK. Reddish-yellow, with a ' protuberance ' at the 

 base. 



FEET. Reddish-orange. 



IRIDES. Light brown. 



AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 



TOTAL LENGTH ... ... ... 38 in. 



WING 18 



BEAK ... 3 



TARSO-METATAKSUS 3 , 



