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1. South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



2. Darnara-Land (C. /. Andersson). Crowley "Bequest. 



Genus ELASMONETTA, Salvad. 

 Elasmonetta chlorotis (Gray). 



Anas chlorotis, Butter, Birds New Zeal 2nd ed. ii. p. 257 (1883). 

 Elasmonetta chlorotis, Saloadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 287 (1895) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 220 (1899). 



The egg of the New Zealand Brown Duck in the Collection is 

 almost elliptical in shape, smooth, glossy, and of a greyish cream- 

 colour. It measures 2''32 by 1*7. 



1. Deep Creek, River Rangitata, New Crowley Bequest. 

 Zealand, Jan. (Field Coll.}. 



Genus dUERClUEDULA, Steph. 

 Querquedula puna (Licht.). 



Querquedula puna, James, New List Chilian Birds, p. 9 (1892) ; Salvador?'. 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 293 (1895); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 220 

 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 245 (1899). 



The eggs of the Puna Teal ar*e oval or elliptical in shape, and 

 while some are without gloss others have a fair amount. They 

 vary from a light greyish cream-colour to a pale huff, and measure 

 from 2-05 to 2-48 in length, and from 1-45 to 1'65 in breadth. 



1. Peru. Crowley Bequest. 



22. Province of Tarapaca, North Chile, Berkeley James Coll. 



Jan. 



6. Province of Tarapaca (Rahmer). Berkeley James Coll. 



1. Sacaya, Tarapaca, 25th Jan. Crowley Bequest. 



(Berkeley James}. 



Querquedula querquedula (Linn.). 



Anas querquedula, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog tab. Ixxx. fig. 1 (1845- 

 54) ; Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 409, pi. cxiv. fio-. i 

 (1856) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 1145 (1893). 



Pterocyana circia, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vb'g. tab. 61. fig. 5 (1855-63). 



Querquedula circia, Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 513 (1871) ; Hume $ 

 Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii. p. 215 (1880) ; Sahadori, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxvii. p. 293 (1895). 



Anas circia, Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 551, pi. 66 (1885) ; id. Eggs of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 41, pi. 16. fig. 4 (1896). 



Querquedula querquedula, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 220 (1899). 



The eggs of the Garganey are mostly elliptical in shape, smooth, 

 glossy, and cream-coloured. They measure from 1'72 to 1'85 in 

 length, and from 1-29 to 1-35 in breadth. 



1 . Ranworth Broad, Norfolk, 26th April Seebohm Coll. 

 (R. Bowdler Sharpe). 



