QUERQUEDULA HOTTENTOTA.— Smith. 



AvES. — Plate CV. 



Q. brunnea, genis guttereque sunimo rufo-albis ; alarum speculo seneo postice atro-marginato ; remigibxis 

 secondariis albo-terminatis ; rostro nigro-veride purpureo-raarginato. 



LoNGlTUDO e rostri apice ad basin caudse 10 uuc. ; caudse 2 unc. 10 lin. 



Colour. — The top and sides of the head superiorly rich umber-brown, the 

 feathers edged narrowly with yellowish brown ; the sides of the head, upper 

 portion of the throat, and a longitiulinal stripe extending from the eye towards 

 the nape light buff-orange ; the back and sides of the neck towards the head 

 finely mottled greyish white and umber-brown. Lower portion of neck, 

 breast, and under parts intermediate between tile-red and yellowish brown, 

 each of the feathers of the neck and breast with one distinct, short, umber- 

 brown bar or spot near its tip ; each of those of the belly with several 

 narrower and more lengthened bars ; flanks without variegations. Inter- 

 scapulars and scapulars deep umber-brown, the former edged with a colour 

 like that which prevails on the under parts of the body, the latter with a pale 

 buff-orange stripe in the course of the shaft. Back liver-brown, the feathers 

 faintly tipped with white ; upper tail coverts pale yellowish brown, crossed 

 with numerous narrow umber-brown bars ; tail feathers dull rusty brown, 

 edged narrowly with wood-brown. Lesser wing coverts, primary and 

 secondary quill coverts, and the outer vanes of the primary quill feathers 

 liver-brown with a green gloss ; the inner vanes of the primary and secondary 

 quill feathers brownish red. The basal two-thirds of the outer vanes of the 

 secondary quill feathers a shining duck-green, their points white, and the 

 two colours separated from each other by a transverse bar of velvet black. 

 The tertiary quill feathers a deep shining blackish green. The upper man- 

 dible blackish green along the middle, dull plum-purple on the sides and tip. 

 Legs, toes, and webs livid bluish green ; claws a pale horn colour. Eyes 

 dark brown. 



