ANATIX.E. 
Tl  T- 
'lese  shy  birds  are  inhabitants  of  most  parts  of  the  world,  migrating  to  the  temperate  portions  on  the  approach  of 
er.  They  are  usually  seen  on  the  muddy  shores  of  lakes  and  rivers,  as  well  as  on  the  marshes,  where  they  sift  the 
"^atery  tlu-ough  the  slender  and  prominent  lamellte  of  their  curious  broad  bills,  searching  for  minute  insects, 
®“all  seeds,  which  constitute  their  principal  food.  The  nest  is  formed  in  tufts  of  coarse  herbage,  wherein 
deposit  from  ten  to  twelve  eg£cs. 
oo 
(Linn.)  PI.  enl.  971,  972.,  Wils.  Amer.  Orn.  pi. 
Anas  rubens  Gmel. ; A.  mexicana  Lath.  ; A.  platalea 
Azara  4,3 
^ ^hynchotis  (Lath.)  Lamb.  Icon.  ined.  i.  78.  — Rhynchaspis 
'^alatus  Gould,  Jard.  & Selby’s  Ill.Orn.pl.  147- 
3.  S.  cnpengis  (A.  Smith),  Eyton’s  Anat.  p.  13,5.,  111.  S.  Afr. 
Zool.  Birds,  pi.  98. 
Mala  CORK  YNCH  US  AVaiw.i.* 
much  longer  than  the  head,  straight,  compressed  at  the  base,  depressed  and  slightly  enlarging 
'^""ards  the  tip,  which  is  armed  Avith  a small  and  hooked  nail  ; the  sides  furnished  with  a loose, 
'^^’tibranous,  angular  skin  ; the  lamellae  of  the  upper  mandible  very  long  and  slender,  especially  near 
naiddle  of  the  margin ; the  nostrils  near  the  base  and  culmen,  small,  and  rounded.  The  other 
^^acters  like  those  of  Spatula. 
The  type  of  this  division  is  peculiar  to  Australia. 
.\L  membranaceus  (Lath.)  Swains.  Shaw’s  Nat.  Misc.  pi.  (i97.  — Anas  fasciata  Shaw. 
Cairina  Flem.f 
lengthened,  straight,  higher  at  the  base  than  broad,  and  of  equal  width  throughout,  Avith  a 
^ '^bded  tubercle  placed  on  the  base  of  the  culmen,  Avhich  is  nearly  straight  to  the  tip,  and  there 
^«ished  with  a strong  nail ; the  lamellae  of  the  upper  mandible  broad  and  Avidely  set ; the  nostrils 
^^^ced  near  the  base  and  culmen,  large,  and  oval.  Wings  moderate,  with  the  third  and  fourth  quills 
^ longest.  Tail  long,  broad,  and  rounded.  Tarsi  shorter  than  the  middle  toe.  Toes  united  by  a 
full 
and  the  hind  toe  short  and  lobed.  The  sides  of  the  head  naked  and  carunculated. 
It 
Or 
. I'oaud  in  the  wanner  parts  of  South  America,  and  in  the  neighbourhood  of  the  Caspian  Sea,  either  in  vast  flocks 
pairs,  generally  on  the  rivers  and  lakes.  They  are  constantly  seen  resting  on  the  high  trees  during  the  heat  of  the 
and 
'"'■easts 
they  also  seek  such  places  at  night.  The  nest  is  formed  in  hollow  trees,  of  feathers  picked  oflp  their  own 
The  female  deposits  from  ten  to  fourteen  eggs. 
C,  moschata  (Linn.)  Flem.  PI.  enl.  989.  — Cairina  sylvestris  Steph. ; Anas  Merianss  Shaw,  Nat.  Misc.pl.  6'g. 
N 
t above  name  was  established  by  Mr.  Swainson  in  1831  (Journ.  Boy.  Inst.  p.  18.),  and  by  AVagler  in  1832. 
attali  add^”*^*  established  by  Dr.  Fleming  {Phil.  Zool.  p.  260.)  in  1 822.  M.  Lesson,  in  1828,  proposed  Moschatus;  and,  in  1834,  Mr. 
ed  Gymnathus.  These  are  all  founded  on  the  same  species.  ^ 
March,  1845. 
