GAME-BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA 



and has hybridised this year with Anas mdleri from Mada- 

 gascar, a closely related species, as there was no female of 

 his own kind with which he could be mated. In confinement 

 they quickly become tame, and are very easy to manage, 

 feeding on any kind of grain, soaked in water for preference, 

 bread and any green-stuff, such as lettuce or chopped 

 cabbage. 



I found one or two nests near Potchefstroom. They were 

 situated on the banks of a small stream which ran into a 

 big irrigation dam, and in each case were well concealed in 

 a clump of thick grass. 



The eggs are oval, of a greenish-cream colour. Seven of 

 them averaged 2.29 by 1.78 in. 



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