ORNAMENTAL WATERFOWL. 17! 
HOTTENTOT TEAL. 
(Nettium punctatum.  Querquedula hottentota). 
There are some well-stuffed specimens of this little bird 
in the British Museum, but I am not aware that it has ever 
been offered in the European Markets. I have not doubt that 
if there were a demand it would be easily obtainable, as 
quantities may be trapped in Southern Africa, more especially 
in the Orange Free State. More slender in shape, it is some- 
what less in size than our Common Teal. 
Male.—Top of head dark brown; cheeks and chin 
pinkish cream colour; throat, breast, and under parts fawn 
colour, spotted with brown; wings dark brown ; wing feathers 
metallic-green, with white and black wing-bar ; bill purplish-red, 
black at the base ; legs greenish-yellow ; eye reddish-yellow. 
Female.—Similar to the male, but smaller and plumage 
lighter. 
Young.—No information. 
Egg.—Dirty buffish-white. 
BRAZILIAN TEAL. 
(Nettium brastliense.  Querguedula brasiliensis ). 
This pretty, diminutive, slim Teal, first obtained from 
Para, in Brazil, during the spring of 1864, bred in the Zoological 
Gardens in 1878, and long previously formed part of the 
celebrated collection at Knowsley. It is largely distributed over 
the east and south of America where it inhabits marshy districts. 
Bonaparte states that it is common in south-east Brazil, and 
in the P.Z.S., 1876, it is said to be more abundant in Paraguay 
than near Buenos Ayres, being usually seen in pairs, but also 
sometimes in flocks of twenty, associating with other Ducks. 
It is said to moult in May, and nest in August. This Teal 
would be a desirable acquisition to our fancy waterfowl, and 
