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Dendrocygna eytoni miinna Mathews. Whistling Duck. 



Dendrocygna eytoni munna Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. 

 vol. i, 1912, p. 86 : Queeusland. 



Synonym : — 



Dendrocygna eytoni BiiUer, Suppl. vol. ii. p. 1. [The type locality 

 of Leptotarsis eytoni Eyton, Monogr. Anatidas, 1838, p. 111, is 

 north-western Australia. ] 



Range : — New Zealand (accidental visitor, few occur- 

 rences) ; extralimital. 



Genus CASARCA. 

 Casarca Bonaparte, Comp. List Birds Europe and North 

 America, 1838, p. 56. 



Type (by monotypy) : C. ferruginea (Vroeg). 



Casarca variegata (Gmeliu). Paradise Duck. 



Ahus variegata Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 1789, p. 505 : Dusky 

 Sound, South Island. 



Synonyms : — 



Casarka castanea Eyton, Monogr. Anatidfe, 1838, p. 108, pi. 10 : 



Dusky Sound, South Island. 

 Anas cheneros Forster, Descr. Anim. ed. Licht. 1844, p. 92 : 



Dusky Sound, South Island. 

 Casarca variegata Duller, Suppl. vol. ii. p. 2. 



Range : — Both Islands (breeding). 



Genus ANAS. 

 Anas Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. 1758, p. 122. 

 Type (by subsequent designation) : A jjlatyrhynchos 

 Linne. 



Anas superciliosa snperciliosa Gmelin. Grey Duck. 



Anas s7/perciliosa Gmeliu, Syst. Nat. 1789, p. 537 : Dusky 

 Sound, South Island. 



Synonyms : — 



Anas leucophrys Forster, Descr. Anim, ed. Licht. 1844, p. 93 : 



Dusky Sound, South Island. 

 Anas superciliosa Duller, Suppl. vol. ii. p. 5. 



Range : — Both Islands (breeding). 



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