146 ANATIDJE. 



The eggs of the New Holland Goose are of a very hluut oval form, 

 slightly rough, and possessing but little gloss. They vary from white 

 to pale cream-colour, and they measure from 3'1 to 3*25 in length,, 

 and from 2-05 to 2-22 in breadth. 



0. Australia. Gould Coll. 



1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



London). 

 1. Laid in confinement (Zool. Gardens, Zoological Society. 



London). 

 1. Laid in confinement, June (Zool. Crowley Bequest. 



G ardens, London : Tristram Coll. ). 



Sub-Family ANSERINE. 



The eggs of the Geese of this Sub-Family are typically of a broad 

 oval form, but elliptical examples also occur. The shell is strong, 

 granulated, rather rough and fairly glossy. The eggs vary from a. 

 nearly pure white to a pale cream-colour, but they soon become 

 stained with incubation. It is unnecessary to describe the eggs of 

 each species separately. 



Genus COSCOROBA, Reichenb. 



Coscoroba coscoroba (Mol). 



Cyguus coscoroba, Gibson, Ibis, 1880, p. 36. 



Coscoroba Candida, Set. > Buds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 126 (1889) ; Holland, 



Ibis, 1892, p. 206 ; Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 42 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 242 (1899) ; von Iheiim/, Rev. Mm. 



Paulista, iv. p. 279 (1901). 

 Coscoroba coscoroba, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 210 (1899). 



The eggs of the Coscoroba Goose are dull white. An example 

 procured by Mr. Holland and another from the Falkland Islands 

 are very smooth and glossy ; others from Brazil are slightly rough 

 and show little or no gloss. Examples measure from 3*2 to 3'75 

 in length, and from 2-22 to 2-42 in breadth. 



b. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Dr. von Ihering [P.]. 



2. Rio Grande do Sul. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Argentine Republic. A. H. Holland, Esq. [0.]. 



1. Falkland Islands ( Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus CHEN, Boie. 

 Chen caerulescens (Linn.}. 



Chen cserulescens, Baird, Brewer $ Ridyw. Water Birds N. Am. i. p 436 

 (1884) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 82 (1895) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 210 (1899). 



The eggs of the Blue Snow-Goose in the Collection measure 3*2 

 by 2, 3'22 by 2'08 respectively. 



