117 



Male : has a cream-coloured patch extending from the culmen of the bill to the crown ; behind 

 the eye a green patch extending to the occiput ; remainder of the head and neck cream-colour, 

 blotched and dotted with black ; breast vinaceous, the edges of the feathers lightest ; back grew, 

 narrowly barred with black and cream-colour ; w T ing coverts and abdomen white ; under tail coverts 

 black ; quills and tail grey ; tertiaries grey, with the outer webs black edged with cream-colour ; 

 bill lead colour tipped with black ; legs reddish ; two centre tail feathers elongated. 



Fern. : with the upper surface brown ; each feather edged with lighter ; without the green on 

 the head, and rather smaller than the male. 



Anas Americana > Gmel. Syst. 1 . 526. 



Lath.Ind. Orn. 2. 861. 

 American Tfid^eon Perm. Arct. Zool. 2. 502. 



Jills. Am. Orn. p. 86, pi. 69, f. 4. 

 .Mareca Americana Step!/. Sh. Zool. 12. 135. 



Inhabits America, the West Indies, and Cayenne, frequenting inland lakes and rivers, as well as 

 the sea coast ; breeds in the northern part of America in sw r amps, laying six or eight eggs. This 

 bird is curious, as presenting a connecting link between the w T idgeon and pintail. The bill is that 

 of the former, and the two elongated tail feathers shew an affinity to the latter. 



MARECA CHILOENSIS. 



Mar. — Fronte genis pteromatibus subtusque albis, striga post occulari purpureseente-a?nea. 



CHILOE WIDGEON. 



Widgeon, with the forehead, cheeks, wing coverts, and under surface white ; a post occular 

 streak aeneous-purple. 



Length 

 Bill . . 

 Tarsi.. 



IN. 



19 

 If 



IN. 



21 



Middle toe 



Inner toe lg 



Outer toe 1§ 



Widgeon ; with the forehead, cheeks, abdomen, breast, upper and under wing coverts, and 

 upper tail coverts, white ; a streak from the eye to the occiput brassy purple; neck, remainder of 

 the head, lower part of the back, and numerous transverse bars across the breast, dark brown; 

 tertiaries and scapulars also dark brown, with the edges of the feathers white; quills light brown ; 

 speculum velvet black; flanks white clouded with ferruginous; tail brown; legs, feet, and bill 

 rown. 



. inat ( Ttiloensie, King r /.oal. I'm,-. I .v.1 l •">. 



Inhabits the Island of Chiloe. We have also received specimens from Cayenne. 



