ORDER PALMIPEDES. 623 



Arched Duck. An. Arcuata, Gin. or A. Paturi, 

 Spix. Braz. t. 109. 



Brownish ; front of head, throat, and lower part of 

 the neck, reddish ; occiput, black ; middle of the 

 neck, whitish; wings, black-green, humerus, black ; 

 speculum, shining-green, with a white band behind it. 

 Body, thirteen inches. 



To these we add — 



Anas Javanica, Horsf. Java, Anas Arcuata, Cuv. 

 A. Sili, Hamilton, MSS. n. 43. 



Part of wings and base of tail, chestnut ; back and 

 lower part of wings, brownish-black ; neck, dull, 

 heavy, fulvous ; chin, pale ; belly, chestnut ; belly 

 and breast, varied with black. Java. 



Among a number of small species, which are de- 

 signated by the name of Teal, 



Garganey Duck, An. Querquedula, L. £nl. 946, and 

 the old male. An. Circia, Frisch. I76, Naum. 47, 

 f. 66 and 7. 



Reticulated, with black on a grey ground ; a white 

 stripe round, and at the corner of the eye ; and 

 common in our ponds. The capsule is a bony, pear- 

 shaped expansion. 



Common Teal, An. Crecca, L. Enl. 947, Frisch. I74, 

 Naum. 4, f. 68 and 69, Wils. Am. viij. 70, 4, 

 Brit. Zool. pi. 2. 



