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MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE 



[June 15, 



II. ^Ethiopian Anatid^. 



Under this head I place only those species that live all the year 

 round and breed within the region. These are about 22 in number, 

 as given in the following list : — 



List of JEthiopian Anatidse. 



Plectropterus gamhensis. 



rueppelli. 



niger. 



Chenalopex wgyptiaea. 



Bernicla cyanoptera. 

 Nettopus auritus^. 



Dendrocycna viduata'^. 



major'. 



arcuata. 



Sarcidiornis africana^. 



Tadorna cana. 



Dajila erythrorhyncha^. 



Anas melleri^. 



xanthorhyncha. 



sparsa. 



beniierf. 



Quei-quedula hartlaubi. 



punctata^. 



Spatula capensis. 

 Fu/igula cajjensis. 

 Thalassornis leuconota^. 

 Erismatura mocoa. 



Amongst these are two generic forms not found elsewhere, Plectro- 

 pterus and Thalassornis. Of the nine Anatidse hitherto registered 

 as met with in Madagascar, two species only are peculiar to the island. 

 Anas melleri and A. bernieri, the remaining seven being also found 

 in Africa. 



In winter many of the Palsearctic Anatidae descend far into Eastern 

 Africa. Ileuglin includes Anser albifrons, Bernicla brenta, Cygnus 

 olor and C. musicus, Mareca penelope, Dajila acuta. Anas boschas, 

 Querquedula circia and Q. crecca, Chaulelasmus streperus, Spatula 

 clypeata, Fuligula cristata, F. marila, F. ferina, and F. nyroca, 

 Clangula glaucion, (Edemia fusca, and Mergns serrator under this 

 category ; while Tadorna vulpanser and T. nitila, and probably also 

 Marmaronetta angustirostris and Fuligula rujina, breed in Egypt. 



III. Indian Anatid.e. 



In this category again I include only species that are permanent 

 inhabitants of some part of the region. They are not numerous, 

 consisting only of twelve species : — 



Nettopus coromandelianus. 

 Sarcidiornis melanota. 

 Dendrocycna guitidata. 



major. 



arcuata. 



vagans. 



Tadorna sctttulala. 

 Anas luzonica. 



■ pcecilorhyncha. 



zonorhyncha. 



gibberijrons. 



Rhodonessa caryophyllacea. 



Amongst these there is only one peculiar generic form, Rho- 

 donessa. 



In winter, however, a host of immigrants from the north invade 

 the Indian Region. Jerdon gives us accounts of upwards of twenty 

 ' Peculiar to Madagascar. - Also found in Madagascar. 



