144 THE BIRDS OF ATJSTKALIA 



Sub-family Chenonettince. 

 Hind toe very narrowly lobed. Bill rather short and goose- 

 like. 



Genus Chenonetta. 



Upper wing coverts grey. 



The Maned Goose (Wood Duck). 



Chenonetta juhata. 



Australia and Tasmania. 



Head and neck brown; lengthened plumes down the back of the 

 neck brown-black; back and lesser wing-coverts grey; lower back black; 

 breast grey, each feather tipped with greyish white and spotted with 

 black on each side; sides and flanks pencilled; abdomen black; glossy 

 green band on the secondaries, which are tipped with white, as well 

 as the greater wing-coverts. Total length 20 inches, wing 11, tail 4, 

 culmen 1.15, tarsus 1.42. 



Nest in a hollow spout of a tree and well lined with down, 

 usually near water. From eight to twelve cream-coloured eggs 

 are laid. They measure about 2.24 x 1.59 inch. 



Sub-family Anatince. 

 Hind toe very narrowly lobed. Bill rather flat and lobed. 



Genus Dendrocycna. 

 Front of lower tarsus reticulate. 



The Whistling Duck. 



Dendrocycna arcuata. 



Australia, Oceania, New Guinea, Celebes, Moluccas, and Indo- 

 Malayan Islands. 



Upper part of the head and line down the back of the neck brown- 

 black; sides of head and neck pale fulvous; throat almost white; back 

 and scapulars black, with edges chestnut, and on the upper back the 

 black part of the feathers with rufous spots; breast rufous, each feather 

 with black spot in centre; lighter on abdomen; tail and rump black, the 

 feathers of the flanks elongated with buflfy white streaks, edged with 

 black. Total length about 17 inches, wing 8.5, tail 2.8, culmen 1.7, 

 tarsus 1.85. 



Nest generally on the ground in thick long grass, and well 

 lined with down. From eight to twelve light cream-coloured 

 eggs are laid, and they measure 2.10 x 1.41 inch. 



