12s 



QUERQUEDULA CRECCOIDES. 



Qucr. — Pallide brunnea-grisea, sparse notataque dorso imo ptilisque fascis hie apice rufo, Bpeculo nigro, 

 fulvo marginato. 



MOTTLED TEAL. 



IN. IN. IN. 



Length 161 Bill If Tarsi \\ 



The head and neck of this bird arc finely marked with fuscous dots, those of the neck being 

 mostly in transverse lines, thus forming several undulating fascia; the feathers of the upper pari of 

 the hack are of a brownish grey, and are marked in the centre by oval fuscous spots; the scapular 

 feathers are similarly marked by long central black strigje, which in some lights are of a beautiful 

 green; the lower part of the back is of a uniform fuscous colour; the upper wing coverts arc 

 fuscous, the apices of the lowest range of feathers being also terminated with rufous, which colour 

 forms a narrow fascia across the wing immediately over the speculum ; the external secondary quill 

 feathers are black on their outside margin, and are terminated with light bull; the internal webs 

 are fuscous on their outside webs, with a shade of deep green, and slightly margined with buff; 

 the breast and middle of the abdomen are whitish, the feathers of the former being strongly marked 

 with round black spots in the centre, those of the latter being more strongly marked, so as to 

 exhibit irregular fascitv ; bill yellow, with a black apex. 



Anas Creccoides, King Zool. Jour. 4. 99. 



Inhabits the Straights of Magellan: a specimen is in the museum of the Zoological Society. 



QUERQUEDULA CAPENSIS. 



Quer. — Rostro coccineo: marginibus capitroque basali atris. 



CAPE TEAL. 

 Teal, with the bill crimson ; the margins and a band round the base Mack 



IN. IN. 



Length \8\ Tarsi 2\ 



Bill li Middle toe... 2{ 



Light brown teal, with all the dorsal aspect with the feathers edged with lighter; those on 

 the breast and under parts very light brown, with a lunule of darker on each feather ; the throat 



