498 MR. p. L. SCLATER ON THE [June 1 5, 



1844, p. 7), but has not done so since 1860. Fresh introductions 

 are much needed to keep this bird firmly established in Europe. 



Dates of Hatching of Cereopsis Geese. 



1847. May 15th. 



1850. Api-il 9th. 

 May 3rd. 



1851. April 24th. 



1852. March 30th. 



1853. May yth. 



1855. „ 5th. 



1856. March 29th. 



1857. April 29th. 

 1860. „ 21st. 



D. Subfam. III. ANSERINE. 



Genus Plectropterus. 



1. Plectropterus gambensis (Linn.). Spur-winged Goose. 

 Spur-winc/ed Goose, Lath. Syn. iii. pt. 2, p. 452, t. 102 ; Bennett, 



Gard. & Men. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 207 (1835). 



Plectropterus gamhensis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 131, t. cliii. 



Hab. Western and Southern Africa. 



The Spur-winged Goose was one of the earliest inhabitants of the 

 Society's Gardens, examples having been received in 1830. It has 

 never actually hatched young ones in the Gardens, though eggs were 

 laid in 1868 ' ; nor am I aware that it has bred on the continent. 



2. Plectropterus rueppelli, Scl. Riippell's Spur-winged 

 Goose. 



Plectropterus rueppelli, Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 131, t. cliii., 1860, 

 p. 42, 1876, p. 696, 1877, p. 48. 



Hab. Abyssinia. 



This species was originally described from examples living in the 

 Gardens. It has not bred with us. 



3. Plectropterus NIGER, Scl. Black Spur-winged Goose, 

 Plectropterus niger,^c\.V. Z. S. 1877, p. 47, t. vii., et 1879, p. 5. 

 Hab. Zanzibar coast of Africa, 



Also originally described from examples in the Gardens. 



Genus Chenalopex. 



4. Chenalopex ^gyptiaca (Linn.). Egyptian Goose. 

 Chenalopex cegyptiuca, Gould, B. Eur, v. t. 353. 



Hab. Africa. 



An old introduction to these Gardens, occurring in the earliest 

 catalogues (Rep. of Council, 1831, p. 22), and a constant breeder. 

 Also common in other Gardens, and apparently firmly established. 

 1 See P. Z. S. 1877, p. 48. 



