QUERQUEDULA HOTTENTOTA.— Smith. 
Aves. — Plate CV. 
Q. brunnea, genis guttereque summo rufo-albis ; alarum speculo seneo postice atro-marginato ; remigibus 
secondariis albo-terminatis ; rostro nigro-veride purpureo-marginato. 
Longitudo e rostri apice ad basin caudse 10 unc . ; caudse 2 unc. 10 lin. 
Colour. — The top and sides of the head superiorly rich umber-brown, the 
feathers edged narrowly with yellowish brown ; the sides of the head, upper 
portion ol the throat, and a longitudinal stripe extending from the eye towards 
the nape light buff-orange ; the back and sides of the neck towards the head 
iinely mottled greyish white and umber-brown. Lower portion of neck, 
breast, and under parts intermediate between tile-red and yellowish brown, 
each of the feathers of the neck and breast with one distinct, short, umber- 
brown bar or spot near its tip ; each of those of the belly with several 
narrower and more lengthened bars ; flanks without variegations. Inter- 
scapulars and scapulars deep umber-brown, the former edged with a colour 
like that which prevails on the under parts of the body, the latter with a pale 
buff-orange stripe in the course of the shaft. Back liver-brown, the feathers 
faintly tipped with white ; upper tail coverts pale yellowish brown, crossed 
with numerous narrow umber-brown bars ; tail feathers dull rusty brown, 
edged narrowly with wood-brown. Lesser wing coverts, primary and 
secondary quill coverts, and the outer vanes of the primary quill feathers 
liver-brown with a green gloss; the inner vanes of the primary and secondary 
quill feathers brownish red. The basal two-thirds of the outer vanes of the 
secondary quill feathers a shining duck-green, their points white, and the 
two colours separated from each other by a transverse bar of velvet black. 
The tertiary quill feathers a deep shining blackish green. The upper man- 
dible blackish green along the middle, dull plum-purple on the sides and tip. 
Legs, toes, and webs livid bluish green ; claws a pale horn colour. Eyes 
dark brown. 
