viii CONTENTS 



SUBFAMILY ANATINjE 183 



Egyptian Goose, Alopochen cegyptiacus (Brisson) 187 



Orinoco Goose, Alopochen jubatus (Spix) 200 



Common Sheldrake, Tadorna tadorna (Linne) 204 



Radjah Sheldrake, Tadorna radjah (Garnot) 224 



Tadorna radjah rufitergum Hartert 227 



Crested Sheldrake, Pseudotadorna cristata Kuroda 228 



Ruddy Sheldrake, Casarca ferruginea (Pallas) 230 



South African Sheldrake, Casarca cana (Gmelin) 247 



New Zealand or Paradise Sheldrake, Casarca variegata (Gmelin) 250 



Australian Sheldrake, Casarca tadornoides (Jardine and Selby) 259 



