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192. *Casarca cana (Gmel.) ; S. & L. p. 753. 



This Sheldrake is not common. A flock of four was 

 seen in the district in October 1902. 



193. Chenalopex jegyptiacus (Linn.) ; S. & L. p. 747. 

 (1) 11.7.02. (J. Iris crimson; legs pink; bill light pink. 



marked with pink-brown. In the stomach, vegetable 



matter. 



The Egyptian Goose is not abundant, but comes down to 



the coast regularly in winter. A pair or two sometimes 



stay and breed. The bird is shy and difficult to approach, 



while it occasionally assembles in flocks of a dozen. 



194. Anas undulata Dubois. 

 Anas xanthorhyncha S. & L. p. 755. 



(1) 9.4.02. S • Iris hazel; legs black; bill yellow and 



black. In the stomach, seeds of sedges. 

 The Yellow-billed Duck is not common at St. Johns; it 

 is usually seen in pairs. 



195. Anas sparsa Smith ; S. & L. p. 75G. 



(1) 26.12.01. cf. Iris dark yellow; legs yellow, webs 



black ; bill with the lower mandible pale yellow, 

 the upper pale blue marked with black. In the 

 stomach, seeds of sedges. 



(2) 29.3.02. ? . 



This Duck is plentiful during the summer months, but 

 seems to be absent in the winter; it does not often breed 

 here. The large lizards (Varanus) which swarm in the 

 rivers are said to destroy many of the eggs and young of 

 our water-fowl. 



19G. *P(ECILONETTA ERYTHRORHYNCH A (Gill.) ; S. & L. 



p. 754. 



Rare at St. Johns, but fairly plentiful about eight miles 

 south. 



197. Podicipes capensis Licht. 

 Podiceps minor S. & L. p. 787. 



(1) 22.9.02. Iris yellowish brown ; legs greenish black ; 

 bill pinkish black, lower mandible yellowish below. 



