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P. ruber when compiling his paper, and that, so far as I can see, the plates accompanying 
his paper are of little assistance in differentiating the species. 
Genus QUERQUEDULA. 
The group of Teals to which the following species belongs is peculiar to South 
America, If Professor Sundevall’s determination of its specific name is correct, the 
bird is the same as a common Chilian and Patagonian Teal. 
QUERQUEDULA VERSICOLOR. 
Anas versicolor, Vieill. N. Dict. d’Hist. Nat. v. p. 109 (1816). 
Anas maculirostris, Licht. Sundev. P. Z. 8S. 1871, p. 126. 
Hab. Galapagos (Sundevall). 
Genus Darina. 
A genus of wide range. The species, too, found in the islands is pretty generally 
distributed over the whole South-American continent. 
DaFILA BAHAMENSIS. 
Anas bahamensis, Linn., Sundey. P. Z. 8. 1871, p. 126. 
Pecilonetta bahamensis, Darwin, Zool. Vog. Beagle, ii. p. 135. 
Dafila bahamensis, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 323. 
Hab. Galapagos (Darwin); Indefatigable Island (Haée/). 
“This Duck is found in small flocks on the estuaries and small lagoons in the islands, 
and then in company with other water-birds. It feeds on insects, and probably on other 
food found at the bottom of the lagoons. It is tame enough to be killed by a blow of 
a long switch or a stone. On the approach of a person it will not fly, but paddle away 
a short distance ; and when scared will not leave the lagoon entirely, but retire to another 
part of it. This tameness would indicate that the bird is indigenous to the islands, Ducks, 
as a rule, being extremely shy. I saw the species on Hood Island, and am convinced of 
its presence on Charles Island, though I did not see any birds. On Bindloe and Abingdon 
it is not found.”—Z. 
Genus ZENAIDA. 
Zenaida has a wide range in South America, five species (from all of which, however, 
Z. galapagensis is distinct) being found within the limits of that continent. Sundevall 
places this bird in a separate genus, Nesopelia, but its distinctness from Zenaida seems 
to me to be slight. 
ZENAIDA GALAPAGENSIS. 
Zenaida galapagoensis, Gould, Zool. Voy. Beagle, iii. p. 115, t. xlvi.; Sel. & Salv. P. Z.S. 1870, 
p- 323; Sundev. P. Z. 8. 1871, p. 125. 
