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hind neck and back dark green, glossed purple and margined black, upper and under -wing- 

 coverts white, Tropical America. 



Also the subfamily Ansbkanatin^. 



Feet semipalmated. Hind toe very long, and on same level Vfith the others. One genus, 

 Anseranas, one species, viz. — A. semipalmata, 38", head, neck, mantle, wings, tail, and thighs 

 black. Back, rump, breast, abdomen, upper and under tail-coverts white, Australia and Tasmania. 



Also the subfamily Chbnonettin^. 



With hind toe narrowly lobed. Usually with metallic colours or speculum on the wings. 

 Bill rather short and goose-like. Three genera. The genus Cloephaga, Kelp Geese. With 

 tail nearly even, upper wing-coverts white. Six species from S. America, viz. — 



G. melanoptera. 28". Legs red. Bill red, nail black. Plumage white. Speculum brown, 

 shading to dark green. — Female: The same, but smaller. 



C hybrida. , 24". Legs yellow. Bill black, yellow spot at base. Plumage white. — Female: 

 Breast barred black and white. Speculum green, black, and white. 



O. magellanica. 26". Legs leaden. Bill black. Head, neck, and scapulars grey. Hind 

 neck barred black. Breast white. Speculum grey, green, and white. — Female; Head rufous, 

 plumage barred black and rufous. 



C inomata. Similar to 0. magellanica, but breast banded black. — Female: Head grey. 



C. rubidiceps. 23". Legs yellow. Bill black. Head, neck, mid-abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts cinnamon. — Female: Similar, but smaller. Falkland Islands. 



C polioeephala. 24". Legs orange. Bill black. Head grey. Mid-breast and centre of 

 abdomen white. Speculum grey, gi'een, and white. — Female : Similar. 



Also the genus Cyanochen. With tail graduated. Upper wing-coverts blue. One species 

 from Abyssinia and Shoa — C cyanopterus, 26", legs black, bill black, head and neck ashy, 

 back, scapulars, and below brown, mottled paler, primaries and tertiaries glossy black, 

 secondaries glossy green, tipped white. 



Also the genus Ohenonetta. Maned Geese. With tail graduated. Upper vring-coverts grey. 

 One species from Australia, viz. — 0. jubata, 20", legs dark brown, bill olive, head and neck 

 brown, long plumes down back of neck chocolate. Back grey, rump, upper tail-coverts, and 

 tail black, breast grey, mottled black, abdomen and under tail-coverts black, speculum white, 

 green and white. 



Subfamily AnatinjE. Eivee-Ducks. 



Hind toe narrowly lobed (298-314). Bill ratber flat and broad, usually of even 

 widtb tbrougbout or wider at tip, not raised at base. Numerous fine lamellae. 

 Usually witb metallic colours or speculum on the wing. Cosmopolitan. Eapid 

 fligbt. 



Genus DENDROOYGNA. 



SivSpov=a, tree ; KiKvos=3, Swan. 



Bin raised at tbe base, large, long, and of uniform widtb ; naU prominent, 

 suddenly bent down. Second and tbird and fourtb primaries subequal and longest. 

 No wing-spot. Tail sbort, rounded, of sixteen featbers. Tarsus reticulated 

 tbrougbout. Tropical regions. 



298. Dendrocygna javanica. The Common Whistling Teal. 



Soreil, Saral, Bengal; Silli, India; Chihee, Etawah; Horali, Assam; Yerra chilluwa 

 (Telugu); Yerreindi, Quilon; Sisalee, Pegu; TJngi, Manipur ; Saaru, Ceylon; Sisali, 

 Burma. 



$ 16" to 18" ; 1 to 1 J lbs. Legs dark. Bill brown, nail black. Head wood- 

 brown, darkening on to black. Eump and wing-coverts maroon. Upper tail- 

 coverts cbestnut. Lower surface ligbt cbestnut, wbitisb on lower tail-coverts. 

 India, Ceylon, Burma, Siam, Cocbin, S. Cbina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, 

 and Java. Eight to fourteen eggs (L88x 140), white. Nest witb eggs found 

 on 19th August in Calcutta. (J. 952. B. 1589.) 



