272 duck. 



tail itself ferruginous ; legs pale ferruginous, spotted with black, 

 round marks, about the size of peas ; the feet spotted in the same 

 manner: said to inhabit Surinam; from the drawings of Mad. Merian. 

 I suspect the above to be a mere Variety of the Muscovy Species, 

 as I have observed, even in this kingdom, some birds with a few 

 caruncles about the neck. Among some drawings done in India 

 I remarked one with the carunculated parts occupying more than the 

 usual space ; and in another, with the plumage wholly white, were 

 numerous red caruncles of various sizes, quite to the nape, and 

 clustered down the middle of the crown ; besides which, a series of 

 the same red excrescences continued down behind the neck, to near 

 the back, eight in number. 



43.— ABHA DUCK. 



Duck killed at Abha, Suit's Voyage to Abyssinia, p. xliv. 



The size not mentioned. The upper mandible light grey, edged 

 with red ; top of the head brownish grey ; i rides yellow ; round the 

 eye and upper parts of the neck rusty iron-colour ; the body speckled 

 somewhat like that of a Guinea Fowl, whiter on the lower parts, 

 inclining to yellow on the back ; scapulars dark umber brown : in the 

 wings twelve long black feathers, twelve glossy blue, and four hinder 

 ones of yellowish brown ; tertials seventeen, white, with a black 

 stripe across them ; rump and upper parts of the body black, the 

 under yellowish ; legs bright red. 



Inhabits Abyssinia. The above specimen killed at Abha. 



44. -SOLITARY DUCK. 



Anas Mouacha, lnd. Orn. ii. 847. Gm.Lin.\. 516. Scop.i. No. 86. 

 Solitary Duck, Gen. Lin. Sup. ii. 350. 



THIS is larger than the Mallard. Bill yellowish, with a 

 black tip ; lore grey ; plumage varied black and white ; head, and 



