182 ANATIDJE. 



The eggs of the South-African Pochard are very broad ovals, 

 smooth in texture, moderately glossy, and pale brown in colour. 

 Two examples measure respectively : 2-15 by 1-68; 2 by 1'58. 



2. Ondonga, Ovampo-Land, 23rd Feb. Crowley Bequest. 

 (C.J.Andersson: Tristram Coll.}. 



Genus ARISTONETTA, Baird. 



Aristonetta valisneria (Wils.). 



Aethyia vallisneria, Baird, Brewer 8f Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Amur. ii. 



p. 30 (1884). 



Aythya valisneria, Nelson, Report Nat. Hist. Alaska, p. 71 (1887). 

 Nyroca vallisneria, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 342 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 24(5 (1899). 

 Aristonetta valisneria, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 223 (1899). 



The eggs of the Canvas-back Duck are quite inseparable from 

 those of Aythya ferina. Three examples measure respectively : 

 2-44 by 1-73 ; 2-42 by i-65 ; 2-6 by 1-67. 



2. Yukon Eiver, Alaska, 26th June Crowley Bequest. 



(J. Lockhart : Smiths. Inst.}. 

 \. Mouth of Porcupine River, Alaska, Crowley Bequest. 



14th June (7. L.: Smiths. Inst.). 



Genus FULIGrULA, Steph. 

 Fuligula marila (Linn.}. 



Anas marila, Thien. Fortpjlanz. oes. Vb'y. tab. Ixxviii. fig. 4, a, b 

 (1845-54). 



Fuligula marila, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voy. tab. 48. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; 

 Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 426, pi. cxvii. fig. iii (1856) ; 

 Seebohm fy Harvie-Brown, Ibis, 1876, p. 444 ; Dresser, Birds Eur. 

 vi. p. 5<>5 (1878); Hume 8f Marsh. Game Birds Ind. iii. p. 271 

 (1880) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 579, pi. 64 (1885) ; Salvadori, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 355 (1895) ; Seebohm, Eggs of Brit. Birds, 

 p. 46, pi. 14. fig. 2 (1896) ; Shar/ie, Hand-l. i. p. 223 (1899). 



Fulix marila, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 1164 (1893). 



The eggs of the Scaup Duck resemble those of Aythya ferina, but 

 are larger. Some are highly glossy, others are without gloss. They 

 measure from 2-37 to 2-6 in length, and from 1*65 to 1'78 in 

 breadth. 



2. Iceland, June (A. Benzon}. Seebohm Coll. 



10. My Vatn Lake, Iceland (Steineke : Seebohm Coll. 



Hargitt Coll}. 

 5. Faroe Islands, 6th July (H. C. Seebohm Coll. 



Muller}. 

 1. Simpokaari, Lapland, 2nd July Crowley Bequest. 



( W. Meaborg). 



1. Kautokeino, Lapland (J. Wolley}. Seebohm Coll. 

 1. Quickiock, Lapland (H. W. Wheel- Crowley Bequest. 



wriffht}. 



