268 ANAS.— EUNETTA. 



A. diazi. Resembles A, fulvigula, but last row of wing-coverts with subterminal band of 

 white, and secondaries with broad terminal bar of white. Speculum green. Mexico. 



A. aherti. In colour like A. fulvigula. Secondaries widely tipped white, preceded by a 

 black bar. Speculum grass-green. Mexico. 



A. luzonica. 20". General plumage grey. Crown and nape brown. Eye-stripe, throat, 

 and neck rufous. A black band from lores through eyes. Speculum black, green and black. 

 Philippines. 



A. superdliosa. 24". Legs yellow. Bill plumbeous, nail black. Above and below brown, 

 edged buff. Band from forehead through eyes brown-black. Speculum black, green and black. 

 Java to S. New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and Polynesia. 



A. oustaleti. Similar to A. superdliosa, but paler below, and speculum bluish purple. 

 Ladrone Islands. 



304. Anas poecilorhyncha. The Spotted-billed Duck. 



Garmpai, 7w(^m; Gugral, iV. JT.P.; Hun'^ur, Sind ; Kara., Manipur ; Naddun, iV^pa^. 



^ 24" to 26" J 2J to SJ lbs. $ 22" to 24" ; 2 to 2f lbs. Legs orange. Bill 

 black, base red, tip yellow, nail black. Brown eye-line. Speculum green, with 

 black tip, edged white. Greater coverts white, edged deep black. Breast white, 

 conspicuously spotted black. Sexes alike, but female has eighteen tail-feathers 

 (two less than the male). India, Ceylon, Assam, and Burma. Six to twelve eggs 

 (215 X 1-70), greyish white. (J. 959. B. 1593.) See illustration, p. 269. 



Also A. zonorhyncha. 23". Legs bright red. Bill black, tip yellow. Similar to A, pmcilo- 

 rhyncha, but breast is brown, unspotted. Speculum black, glossy blue and black. China, 

 Mongolia, E. Siberia, Japan, and Kurile Islands. 



A. undulata. 20". Legs black. Bill yellow, with longitudinal patch on culmen, and nail 

 black. Above dark brown, edged paler. Broad speculum, black, green, and white. S., E., 

 and W. Africa. 



A. sparsa. 21". Legs orange. Bill" yellow, culmen and nail black. General plumage 

 sepia, edged lighter. Speculum black, green, and white. Conspicuous white bars across tail, 

 upper tail-coverts, and tertials. S. and E. Africa. 



A. specularis. 21". Legs red. Bill black. Head and neck brown. Large spot between 

 bill and eyes. Chin and mid-throat white. Above glossy brown-black, edged paler. Speculum 

 copper-red, with black band. S. America. 



A. cristvUa. 24". The Crested Duck. Legs grey. Bill brown. Head and neck grey, 

 finely spotted brown. Occipital patch brown. Nape with long pendent crest. Chin and 

 throat white. Above brown, edged paler. Speculum copper-red and black. S. America. 



Genus EUNETTA. 



Bushy nuchal crest. Elongate sickle-shaped tertiaries. Upper and under tail- 

 coverts exceeding the tail in length. Fourteen tail-feathers. Sexes distinct. 

 Females do not differ in structure from those of Nettium. 



305. Eunetta falcata. The Crested or Falcated Teal. 



(J 19f"; If lbs. Legs drab. Bill black. Frontal spot white. Head bronze, 

 with green eye-patch. Throat white, with greenish band across it. Back mottled 

 grey and white. Tail brown. Falcate tertiaries black, glossed green, shafts 

 white. Breast and abdomen white, with dark brown bands. — Female: Head and 

 neck brown, streaked white. Speculum black, glossed green. E. Asia and Japan. 

 Visits N. India and Burma in winter. Eggs (2-2 x 1-56) creamy white. (B. 1594. 

 H. & M. iii. 231.) 



