176 ORNAMENTAL WATERFOWL. 
back and upper wing-coverts brown, the latter edged with paler ; 
sides and flanks barred black and white ; wings greyish-brown ; 
speculum bronze-green, bounded anteriorly by a reddish-brown 
band, and posteriorly by a black and white one ; tail brown grey: 
central tail feathers black; bill lead coloured; feet, in dried 
specimen examined, same colour. 
Female.—Similar to female of Common Pintail, but 
smaller. Head reddish-grey ; brown wing bar ; lustreless. 
Young.—Similar in down to Dajila acuta. 
GENUS PACILONETTA. 
The three Pintails included in this genus are found in 
Southern America and Southern Africa. 
BAHAMA  PINTAIL. 
(Pactlonetta bahamensts. Dafila bahamensts). 
The Bahama Pintail or Ilathera Duck as it is sometimes 
called is an inhabitant of Brazil and the Bahamas, where it 
frequents the large salt marshes of the interior. The nest, made 
of grass intertwined into a flat mat, usually contains eight or 
nine eggs. These birds are fairly hardy, and that they are 
good breeders is proved by their having bred in most of the 
Zoological Gardens of Europe, including that of the Regent’s 
Park, London, where they have reproduced yearly since 1860. 
The value of the Bahama Duck is from £3 ros. to £4 ros. 
the pair. This variety, which is in full plumage in May, was 
very successful in the show-pen during the season 1887—1888, 
the neat and “smart” appearance of the birds rendering them 
very attractive. I have found this Pintail liable to attacks of 
lameness, and it is necessary to guard against rheumatism by 
