106 ORNAMENTAL WATERFOWL. 
GENUS CYANOCHEN. 
One species is as yet the only representative of this genus. 
BLUE-WINGED GOOSE. 
(Cyanochen cyanopterus ). 
This bird inhabits Abyssinia, and is very small, the total 
length not being over twenty-five to twenty-six inches. The 
British Museum includes some stuffed specimens, but it has 
not yet been imported alive. 
Male.—Head and neck ashy-grey, with paler edges; 
lower back and tail coverts bluish-grey ; shoulders plumbous- 
blue ; the wing crossed by a black and metallic green bar edged 
with white ; bill and feet blackish ; eyes brown. 
Female.—Similar to male. 
GENUS CHENONETTA. 
This bird is by Salvadori awarded a special genus, of 
which it is as yet the only known type. 
MANED GOOSE. 
(Chenonetta jubata.  Bernicla jubata). 
Mr. A. J. Campbell, in his “Nests and Eggs of Australian 
Birds,” states that the nest of C. jwbata is placed “within a 
hole or hollow spout of a tree, usually standing in or near 
water, the place containing the eggs being lined with greyish- 
white down, lightest coloured in the centre and on the tips 
of each particle.” 
