Birds. 185 



Gmelin founded his specific name on Latham's "Soft-billed 

 Duck" (Gen. Syn., iii. , pt. 2, p. 522). This was undoubtedly 



founded on Forster's Plate 74, with some details taken from 

 the account in Cook's Voyage (vol. i., pp. 72, 97), and the 

 specimen figured was no doubt in the Banksian collection. 



PI. 75. Anas assimilis, Forster, Descr. Anim., p. 40 (1844: 

 Cape of Good Hope). 

 = Nettion capense (Gm.) (cf. Salvadori, Cat. B., xxvii., 

 ]>. 259) ; Nettium capense, Sharpe, Handl. B., i., p. 219. 

 Latham (Gen. Syn., Pt. 2, p. 519, 1785) described his "Cape 

 Wigeon " from the Drawings of Sir Joseph Banks. This plate 

 of Forster's is, therefore, the type of the species. 

 PI. 76. Anas viduata. 



= Dendrocygna viduata (Linn.) (cf. Salvad., Cat. B., xxii., 



P . 145). " 

 " Cape of Good Hope." 

 PL 77. Anas leucophrys, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 93 (1844 : 

 Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand). 

 = Anas super ciliosa, Gm.(c/. Salvadori, Cat. B., xxvii., p. 206). 

 Latham's "Supercilious Duck" (Gen. Syn., iii., pt. 2, pi. 497) 

 was taken from this figure of Forster's, which is consequently the 

 type of the species. 



" Dusky Bay. He-tarrera." 



Pi. 78. Anas lophyra, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 340 (1844 : 



Staten-land). 



= Anas cristata (Gm.) (cf Salvad., Cat. B., xxvii., p. 216). 



Latham (Gen. Syn., iii., pt. 2, p. 543, 1785) describes his 



" Crested Duck " from Forster's Drawings, and the figure is, 



therefore, the type of the species. 



PI. 79. Anas atricilla, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 95 (184 I : 

 New Zealand). 

 = Fuligula novse zealandise (Gm.) (cf. Salvadori, Cat. B., 

 xxvii., p. 368). 

 " Dusky Bay. He-patelc." 



This is another species, described from the Forster Drawings, 

 being the "New Zealand Duck" of Latham (Gen. Syn., iii., 

 pt. 2, p. 543), on which Gmelin founded his Anas novse zealandise. 

 PI. 80. Aptenodytes chrysocome, Forst., Descr. Anim., p. 99 

 (1844: New Holland). 

 = Catarrliactes chrysocome, Forst. (cf Grant, Cat. B., 

 xxvi., p. 635). 

 A pencil outline. 



