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CHLOEl'HAGA MAGELLANICA. 



Chlo. Mas. — Albus, dorso subtusque atro transveraum strigato ; rostro. pedibus, taraisque nuns. 



( 'lilo. Fern. — Femiginea ; subtus albus atro strigato ; colloque canescente ; tarsis rubris ; pedibus nigris. 



UPLAND MAGELLANIC GOOSE. 



Chlo. Mas. white, with the back and under surface transversely barred with black; the bill, 

 feet, and legs black. 



Chlo. Fein, ferruginous ; below white barred with black ; neck hoary ; legs red ; the feet black. 



IX. IN. 



Male : Length 26 Inner toe 1| 



Bill 1| Middle 2| 



Tarsi 3 Outer toe 2£ 



Head, neck, under surface, and back white, the two latter barred with black ; wing coverts and 

 secondaries white; tertiaries and bastard wings blue black, tipped with white; hill and legs black. 

 the latter approaching to orange in drier! specimens. 



IN. IN. 



Fern. Length 25 Middle toe 2^ 



Bill 6f Outer 2~ 



r«ra li Inner 1 ^ 



Lower part of the neck, upper part of the hack, and breast light ferruginous, barred with black ; 

 head and neck grey or hoary brown ; quills, tail, upper tail cove its, and lower part of the back 

 black, glossed with green inflections ; tertiaries long, grey ; secondaries white, behind which is a 

 bar of black; wing spot (formed by the secondary coverts) metallic green ; wing coverts, belly, and 

 vent white ; flanks white barred with black ; bill black ; legs orange, with the inside black. 



Young: the young birds of both sexes have the head and upper part of the neck brownish asli ; 

 below greyish white lineated with dark brown; upper part of the hack grey barred with black; 

 rump and scapulars deep ash; thighs white barred with light brown; vent brownish black; middle 

 of the belly and wing coverts white ; hill as in the adults ; legs greenish black. 



Bemicla leucoptera Less. Traite d' Orn. 627. 



Anas Gmel. Syst. 1 . 51 I 5. 



Loth. Tnd. Orn. 2. 835. 



Bemicla Steph. Sk. Zool. 12. 58. 



Anas Magellanica Grml. Syst. Nat. 1. 505. 



Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 83G. 



Bemicla Strph. Sh. Zool. 12. 61. 



Anas Picta Gmel Syst. 1 . 504. 



Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 830. 



