PiECILONITTA ERYTHRORHYNCHA.— Eyton. 
Aves. — Plate CIV. (Male.) 
P superae brunnea pennarum marginibus subalbidis, subtus rufo-alba lunulis brunneis notatis ; genis 
juguloque abidis ; remigium secondarium dimidio ultimo, tectricibusque remigium secondarium rufo- 
flavis, fascia transversa in medio ocnca, nigro-marginata ; rostro auranteo-brunneo coccineo-marginato. 
Longitudo e rostri apice ad basin caudac 1 1 unc. 6 lin. ; caudae 3 unc. 
Anas erytiiroxiityngha, Gmel. Syst., i. 517. 
PjEcilonitta euythrorhyncua, Eyton , Monograph on tbe Anatidse, p. 115. 
Coloue. — The top and the sides of the head superiorly umber-brown, all 
the feathers faintly edged with wood-brown ; nape and back of neck pale 
broccoli-brown ; sides of neck and throat light yellowish brown, freckled with 
numerous small umber-brown spots, those of the throat the darkest ; the sides 
of the head below the eye and the upper portion of the throat yellowish 
white. Interscapulars, scapulars, back, rump, and upper tail coverts umber- 
brown glossed with green, the feathers edged with white or light reddish 
orange. Lesser wing coverts and secondary quill coverts intermediate 
between olive- and umber- brown, the latter feathers broadly tipped with a 
colour intermediate between aurora-red and buff-orange. The primary quill 
coverts, the primary quill feathers, and the base and the principal part of the 
inner vane of each secondary quill feather brownish red ; the middle portion 
of the outer vane of the secondary quill feather crossed by two narrow dark 
bars, the basal one shining duck-green, the other velvet-black ; the apical 
half of the outer vane and a little of the inner towards the point of the feather 
the same colour as the tips of the secondary wing coverts. Breast and under 
parts rusty white, each feather with two or more narrow transverse arched 
bars of a brown colour, one of which generally towards the point of each 
feather is exposed, so that the parts specified are variegated by a number of 
lunate marks. The middle of the bill is orange-coloured brown, the sides and 
