AUSTRALIAN DUCK 
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Characters: Said to be somewhat smaller and lighter-colored than birds from New Zealand. This 
last character is not apparent in the specimens at hand. Wing 254-274 mm. (U.S. National Museum 
and Museum of Comparative Zoology specimens.) 
Range: Confined to Australia and Tasmania. 
ANAS SUPERCILIOSA PERCNA Rilet 
Anas superdliosa percna Riley, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 32, p. 93, 1919. 
Characters: Larger than A. s. pelewensis and smaller than A. s. rogersi. Wing 240-266 mm. (U.S. 
National Museum specimens). 
Range: Celebes, and possibly Java and neighboring islands. 
ANAS SUPERCILIOSA PELEWENSIS Hahtlaub and Finsch 
Anas superdliosa pelewensis Hartlaub and Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1872, p. 108. 
Characters: Smaller; wing 216-242 mm. (U.S. National Museum specimens). 
Range: Java, Celebes, Pelew Isles, northern New Guinea, Solomon, Fiji, Samoan and Tonga Islands, 
and Tahiti. 
