248 /. L. Bordiate: 



the second generation, and shows Pintail and Teal charac- 

 teristics, which species had no part in its parentage. 

 Eclipse plumage : unknown. 



Duck. — On the back the Duck resembles the Drake, the 

 feathers being dark brown, with light margins. The head is 

 similar to that of the Wild Duck, but darker on the crown. 

 Chest feathers, pale buff, with dark' brown Y-shaped portion, 

 and lighter rhachis ; on the breast the dark portion of the 

 feathers remains unaltered, but the margins are much broader 

 and pure white, so that the general appearance of the breast 

 is white ; on the vent the dark colour becomes more visible. 

 The Hank feathers are dark brown with light edgings and light 

 rhachis. The general ajDpearance below is remarkably like a 

 ? Pintail. The bill is black, with a yellow spot at the tip. 

 Only one variety in the Ducks of this cross has hitherto 

 appeared. 



Mallard — Spotbill — New Zealand. 



Second Generation. 



(Mallard type.) 



(z ^ [(M ^ S) =-= M] j- <~> {Z ^ [(M ^ S) e-? M]} 



Adult Drake. Full Plumage. 



Feathers of the mantle and back dark brown, with very 

 narrow light edgings at the base of the neck ; these dark 

 brown feathers are broken by narrow rufous bars. Median 

 upper tail coverts slightly recurved. Feathers of the crown 

 dark brown, with buff edgings. Rest of head rufous, grizzled 

 with brown along the post-orbital patch and sides of the 

 neck. A very small, short and narrow post-orbital stripe of 

 metallic green. Underparts pure white, slightly spotted on 

 the vent, narrow band across the chest and sides of latter 

 chestnut. Flanks pale brown, irregularly and broadly blotched 

 and barred with dark brown. Bill black with yellow tip. 



Eclipse plumage : unknown. 



The Duck closely resembles the Pintail trigen (light variety) 

 Duck, having the samt peculiar pattern on the back. The 

 underparts are pure \vi e, except for a narrow chest band 



