232 duck. 



and all beneath to the vent, barred ferruginous and black ; near the 

 vent grey ; lower part of the back and tail dusky ; wing coverts 

 white; quills dusky; the secondaries white, forming a bar on the 

 wing. — Inhabits the Straits of Magalhaen. 



I found this in the Museum of the late Dr. Hunter, and from 

 information since, it seems to be the female of the Painted Goose ; 

 for Commodore Byron mentions one by that name found there, but 

 without further description. 



A.— Anas Magellanica, Mus. Carls, fasc. ii. t. 37. 



In this the bill and legs are pale yellowish ash-colour ; crown, 

 as far as the nape, ash ; sides of the head, throat, and greater part of 

 the neck, grey brown ; back and rump bronzed brown; feathers of 

 the throat, breast, and belly, black, marked with four white bands, 

 giving an undulated appearance; wing coverts white; the hindmost 

 series green, forming a kind of speculum ; second quills white, 

 forming a bar; prime quills black ; belly, thighs, vent, and tail, 

 white. This probably also belongs to the Painted Goose. 



15— BLUE-WINGED GOOSE. 



Anas cserulescens, Lid. Orn. ii. 836. Lin. i. 198. Gm. Lin. i. 513. 

 Anser sylvestris freti Hudsonis, Bris. vi. 275. Id. 8vo. ii. 434. Bartr. Trav. 292. 

 L'Oie des Esquimaux, Buf. ix. p. 80. 



Blue-winged Goose, Gen. Syn. vi. 469. Id. Sup. ii. 346. Ediv. pi. 152. Arct. Zool. ii. 

 No. 474. Id. Sup. 75. Phil. Tram. Ixii. 414. 



THIS is rather less than the Tame Goose Bill red ; irides deep 

 chocolate ; crown of the head yellowish, appearing as if singed ; the 

 rest of the head and neck white ; the last spotted all the way down 

 at the back part with black ; lower part of the neck, all round the 

 breast, sides under the wings, and back dark brown, palest on the 



