148 ORNAMENTAL WATERFOWL. 
Female.—General appearance, similar to male; upper 
back paler ; bill and legs less bright, in some instances yellowish 
flesh colour. 
Young.—In down, brown above, yellowish-white below. 
In young birds, legs and feet orange yellow; bill black. The 
brightly coloured patches at the base of the upper mandible 
are either wholly wanting or barely indicated. 
Egg.—White ; eight to twelve in number. April—May, 
Incubation, four weeks. 
Nest Down.—Small, dark brown, obscure white centres. 
CRESTED CHILIAN DUCK OR BROWN-BELLIED 
CHILIAN PINTAIL. 
(Anas cristata. Dafila pyrogaster). 
This South American bird has been identified by Messrs. 
Sclater and Salvin as Dajila pyrogaster (Eyton)—Anas pyrogaster 
(Meyen). Its size is considerable, and it would appear to 
partake of the characteristics of Azas and Dajfila, possessing 
the deep round body of the former, with the delicate bill and 
elongated tail of the latter. The Chilian Pintail is common on 
the Falkland Islands, where it was shot in great numbers by 
Dr. Cunningham, who states that the flesh at times had an un- 
pleasantly fishy flavour, doubtless attributable to its diet, which 
consists of shell-fish. These Pintail retire inland to breed, the 
eggs being deposited in a nest thickly lined with down. Eggs 
and young birds of this species were procured in 1870-1874 by 
M. Constantin Jelski, who states the bird inhabits the mountains 
near Lima, in Central Peru. The Zoological Gardens received 
two live specimens in April, 1887, from the Falkland Islands, 
presented by Frederick E. Cobb, C.M.Z.S., this species being 
