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CAS ARK A CASTANEA. 



Cos. — Castanea; capite colloque albo. 



CASTANEOUS SHELDRAKE. 



Castaueous sheldrake ; with the head and neck white. 



IN. IN. 



Length 29 Tarsi 21 



Bill 21 Middle toe 21 



Sheldrake, with the body below castaneous ; the head, neck, and greater wing coverts white ; 

 the back, rump, and tail brown, the former speckled with white ; tertiaries with the external webs 

 castaneous ; the internal ones and some of the secondary coverts blueish grey ; bill black ; legs 

 crimson. 



Casarka castanea nobis. 



Purchased from Mr. Leadbeater, who received it from New Holland. 



DENDROCYGNA ARCUATA. 



Dend. — Fusca ; marginibus pennarum vinaceis, subtus castanea ; vertice brunnco. 



ARCUATED WHISTLING DUCK. 

 Fuscous duck ; with the margins of the feathers vinaceous, below castaneous ; the head brown. 



IN. IN. 



Length 19 7am If 



Bill | Middle toe 2| 



Duck, with the head and neck whitish, slightly tinged with yellow vinaceous ; crown brown ; 

 back hoary fuscous, the edges of each feather vinaceous, forming arcuated lines ; Ming and upper 

 tail coverts deep chesnut ; below ferruginous ; under tail coverts white ; quills and tail black ; bill 

 and feet also black. 



Female smaller, and the colours less distinct. 



Anas arctiata , Ilors. Zool. Res. Java. 



Anas Javanica . . . , , Hors. Arrang. of the Birds of Java .• Linn. 



Trans, vol. xiii. />. 199. 

 Mareca Amuree ,. , , , , , , Syhes, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 168. 



