243 ANSEBES. 



232. ANAS STREPERA. 

 (GADWALL.) 



Anas strepera, Liiineus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 200 (1766). 



The outer webs of the 9thj 10th, and lltli secondaries are nearly 

 white in the Gadwall. 



Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, vi. pi. 434. 



The Gadwall has not yet been recorded from Yezzo, and appears to 

 be a somewhat rare winter visitor to Southern Japan. There are 

 nine examples in the Pryer collection from the Yokohama game- 

 market ; and it was met with, probably near Nagasaki, by the Siebold 

 Expedition (Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, 

 p. 128). 



The Gadwall is a circumpolar species, breeding in the subarctic 

 regions of both continents. It can scarcely be supposed to reach 

 Southern Japan without passing along the coasts of Yezzo. 



233. ANAS CLTPEATA. 

 (SHOVELLER.) 



Anas clypeata, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 200 (1766). 



The Shoveller may always be recognized by its spoon-shaped bill, 

 which is twice as wide near the tip as it is at the base. 



Figures : Dresser, Birds of Europe, vi. pi. 435. 



The Shoveller is a winter visitor to the Japanese Islands. It is a 

 rare bird in Yezzo (Whitely, Ibis, 1867, p. 307), and probably only 

 occurs on migration (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 457) ; but in Nagasaki 

 and Yokohama it is common. There is an example in the Swinhoe 

 collection from Hakodadi procured by Captain Blakiston in October, 

 and there are six examples in the Pryer collection from the Yokohama 

 winter-market. The examples obtained by the Siebold Expedition 

 were doubtless procured near Nagasaki (Temminck and Schlegel, 

 Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 138). 



The Shoveller is a circumpolar species, breeding in the arctic and 

 Subarctic Regions of both continents. 



