CONTENTS 



WILD-FOWL, by Pai Ta-shun 2 



INTRODUCTION 3 



ORDER CHENOMORPILE, SUBORDER ANSERES, FAMILY ANATIDiE 41 



SUBFAMILY PLECTROPTERLNiE 45 



Spur- winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis (Brisson) 49 



Black Spur-winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis niger Sclater 56 



Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata (Linne) 57 



Comb or Knob-billed Duck, Sarcidiornis melanota (Pennant) 68 



South American Comb Duck, Sarcidiornis carunculata (Lichtenstein) 77 



White-winged Wood Duck, Asarcornis scutulata (S. Miiller) 80 



Hartlaub's Teal, Pteronetta hartlaubi (Cassin) 85 



Pink-headed Duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Latham) 90 



African Pygmy Goose, Nettapus auritus (Boddaert) 94 



Green Pygmy Goose, Nettapus pulchellus (Gould) 98 



Indian Pygmy Goose or Cotton Teal, Nettapus coromandelianus (Gmelin) 102 



SUBFAMILY DENDROCYGNIN^E 113 



White-faced Tree Duck, Dendrocygna viduata (Linne) 117 



Fulvous Tree Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot) 128 



Wandering Tree Duck, Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield) 140 



Lesser Whistling Teal, Dendrocygna javanica (Horsfield) 148 



Black-bellied Tree Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linne) 157 



Gray-breasted Tree Duck, Dendrocygna discolor Sclater and Salvin 163 



Black-billed Tree Duck, Dendrocygna arbor ea (Linne) 168 



Spotted Tree Duck, Dendrocygna guttulata Wallace 174 



Eyton's Tree Duck, Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton) 177 



