ANA  TIN 
A.  cristata  Gmel.  — Anas  lophyra  Forst.  Desc.  Anim.  p.  340. 
Icon.ined.  78.  ; A.  pyrogastra  Meyen,  Nova  Acta,  1833.  t.  25. 
7-  A.  luzonica  Fras.  Proc.  Z.  S.  1839-  113. 
A.  georgica  Gmel.  — Anas  xanthorhyncha  Fwst.  Desc.  Aniin. 
P'  842.,  and  Icon.  ined.  71. 
9.  A.  aparaa  A.  Smith,  Eyton’s  Anat.  p.  142.,  111.  Zool.  S.  Afr. 
pi.  97. 
A.  caryophyllacea  Lath.  Gen.  Syn.  pi.  — Anas  erythrocephala 
^onn. 
A.. . — Anas  superciliosa  4 Verb. 
Gesch.  Nederl.  p.  178. 
A.  xanthorhyncha  Forst.  Desc.  Anim.  p.  45.,  and  Icon.  ined. 
• ■ Anas  flavirostris  A.  Smith,  Eyton’s  Anat.  p.  141.,  111.  Zool. 
Afr.  Birds,  pi.  96. 
, A.  capensic  Gmel.  — Anas  assimilis  Forst.  Desc.  Anim.  p. 
• «nd  Icon.  ined.  75. 
14.  k.  erythrorhyncha  Gmel. — Anas  pyrrhorhyncha  Forst, 
Desc.  Anim.  p.  45.  and  Icon.  ined.  73. 
15.  A.  pesosaca  Vieill.  N.  Diet.  H.  Nat.  v.  132.,  Azara  No.  430. 
16.  A.  rubrirostris  Vieill.  N.  Diet.  Hist.  Nat.  v.  108.,  Azara 
No.  433. 
17.  A.  bicolor  Vieill.  N.  Diet.  Hist.  Nat.  v.  136.,  Azara  No.  436. 
18.  A.  melanocephala  Vieill.  N.  Diet.  Hist.  Nat.  v.  163.,  Azara 
No.  438. 
19.  A.  flavirostris  Vieill.  N.  Diet.  Hist.  Nat.  v.  IO7.,  Azara  No. 
439. 
20.  A.  hucophrys  Vieill.  N.  Diet.  Hist.  Nat.  v.  156.,  Azara  No. 
442. 
21.  A.  punctata  Burch.  Tr.  S.  Afr.  p.  283. 
22.  A.  oxynra  Meyen,  Nova  Act.  xvi.  122. — Anas  spini- 
cauda  Vieitl. 
23.  ? A.  rubidopteron  Dubois,  Ornith.  Gal.  t. 
Querquedula  Steph.* 
as  long  as  the  head,  straight,  the  height  equalling  the  breadth  at  the  base,  of  equal  width 
^^Poughout,  depressed  towards  the  tip,  which  is  armed  with  a small  narrow  hooked  nail  ; the  lamellae 
the  upper  mandible  hardly  visible,  broad,  and  rather  widely  set ; the  nostrils  situated  near  the  base 
cuhnen,  lateral,  and  oval.  Wings  moderate  and  pointed,  with  the  second  quill  the  longest,  and 
secondaries  lengthened  and  pointed.  Tail  moderate  and  wedge-shaped.  Tarsi  rather  shorter  than 
middle  toe.  Toes  united  by  a full  web  ; and  the  hind  toe  short  and  slightly  lobed. 
g ® birds  of  this  division  are  mostly  found  in  Europe,  Asia,  and  North  America;  others,  however,  are  distributed  in 
-America  and  Africa.  They  are  migratory  birds,  commencing  their  rapid  flights  in  small  flocks  soon  after 
> and  are  generally  seen,  throughout  the  day,  resting  on  the  surface  of  the  fresh-water  ponds,  or  on  the  reedy 
rivers  and  lakes.  During  the  twilight  and  night,  they  sift  with  their  bills  the  mud  and  herbage  for  their 
^ > which  consists  of  seeds  of  various  aquatic  plants,  insects,  and  worms.  Their  nests  are  made  of  a vast  mass  of 
'^'^yed  vegetable  matter,  lined  with  down,  wherein  the  female  deposits  from  eight  to  ten  eggs. 
g'  Grccca  (Linn.)  PI.  enl.  947- 
^^^olinensis  (Gmel.)  Steph.  Wils.  Amer.  Orn.  pi.  70.  f.  4., 
g ■ ^ Selby’s  111.  Orn.  pi.  146.  — Anas  sylvatica  Vieill. 
(King))  Eyton,  Zool.  Journ.  iv.  99-  — Anas 
^Pfera  Meyen,  Nova  Acta,  1833.  t.  26. 
2n  (Pall.)  Penn.  Arct.  Zool.  p.  574.  pi.  23.,  Pall. 
Sf- 1.  70. 
g’  (Bodd.)  PI.  enl.  930. — Anas  javanen sis  i^onn. 
Pkta  (Pall.)  Act,  Stock.  1779- P-  83.  t.  1.  — Anas 
^ torquata  Mes. ; A.  Formosa  Georgi  ; A.baikal  Bonn. 
g (Penn.)  — Anas  glocitans  Gmel. 
Aff  ^'^^l*‘'nfotta  A.  Smith,  Eyton’s  Anat.  p.  129.  HI*  Zool.  S. 
• °'rds. 
9.  Q.  Ipecuturi  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet.  d’Hist.  Nat.  v.  120 — Anas 
Paturi  Spix,  Av.  Bras.  ii.  t.  109.;  Querquedula  erythrorhyncha 
Eyton,  Azara  No.  437- 
10.  Q.  multicolor  (Scop.)  Sonn.  Voy.  t.  55.  — Anas  manillensis 
Gmel. 
11.  Hina  (Lath.)  Steph. 
12.  Q.  torquata  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet.  d’Hist.  Nat.  v.  110.,  Azara 
No.  441. 
13.  Q.  huffieralis  Mull.  & Schl.  Verb.  Nat.  Gesch.  Nederl. 
p.  1 59. 
14.  Q.  Puna  (Licht.)  Tschudi,  Faun.  Peruana,  p.  55. 
15.  Q.  capensis  A.  Smith,  Eyton’s  Anat.  p.  128. 
F'rEKocYANEA  Fv.  Bonop.^ 
^^ll  long,  straight,  higher  tlian  broad  at  the  base,  but  the  sides  gradually  widening  to  the  tip ; the 
® of  the  upper  mandible  prominent,  and  strong  in  the  middle. 
t M*"-  Stephens  {Gen.  Zool.  xii.  p.  142.)  in  1824 ; M.  Kaup,  in  1829,  substituted  Nettion. 
''“Pbyed  • originally  made  by  Mr.  Eyton,  in  1 838,  under  the  name  of  Cyanopterus,  which  word,  however,  having  been  previously 
) It  Was  changed  to  the  above  by  the  Prince  of  Canino,  in  1 842  } 
