Oebee ANSEKES.] 
FFam. ANATID^. 
ANAS GIBBEEIFRONS. 
(WOOD-TEAL.) 
Anas {Mareca) gibherifrons, Muller, Nat. Gesch. Land- en Volkenk, p. 159 (1841). 
Querquedula gibherifrons, Bonap. C. R. xliii. p. 650 (1856), 
Anas gibherifrons, Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Anseres, p. 58 (1866). 
Anas gibbifrons, Eyton, Synopsis Anat. p. 94 (1869). 
Anas gracilis, Buller, Ibis, 1869, p, 41. 
Nettion gibherifrons, Gray, Hand-1, of B, iii. p. 33 (1871). 
Virago castanea, Newton, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 651. 
Avias castanea, Hutton, Trans. N.-Z. Inst. xii. p. 272 (1880, nec Gould). 
Native names. — Tete, Tete-moroiti, and Pohoriki. 
Ad. suprti bruuneus, dorsi plumis fulvescente marginatis ; pileo saturatius bruniieo fulvescente longitudinaliter 
notato, quasi striolato, occipite vix viridi nitente : facie laterali fulvescenti-albidS,, minute brunneo striolata : 
tectricibus alarum saturate cinerascenti-brunneis uuicoloribus, majoribus ad apicem latissime albis, fasciam 
conspicuam alarem exhibentibus : remigibus saturate brunneis, sccundariis extus Isete velutinis, auguste albo 
terminatis, pennis duabus mediis extus uitenti-viridibus, sccundariis dorsalibus intus bruuneis dorso con- 
coloribus : caud4 brunne^, rectricibus obsolete fulvescente marginatis ; gutture toto fulvescenti-albido, 
unicolore : corpore reliquo subtiis brunnescenti-fulvo, plumis medialiter saturate brunneis, quasi marmoratis, 
hypochondriis magis distincte, pectore medio et abdomine obsoletius notatis : rostro pallide brunneo, versus 
apicem mandibulse flavicanti-albo : pedibus pallide brunneis : iride saturate brunne^. 
Adult male. Upper surface dusky brown, with greenish reflexions ; the feathers of the back and the scapulars 
narrowly margined with fulvous white ; crown and nape blackish brown, minutely marked with fulvous 
white; throat, fore neck, and sides of the head fulvous white, the latter marked with sagittate spots of 
brown ; underparts light fulvous brown with obscure spots of a darker shade, especially on the breast and 
sides of the body, each feather having a broad central mark of blackish brown ; throat and abdomen more 
or less tinged with cinnamon ; primaries and tail-feathers dark brown ; the outer portion of the upper wing- 
coverts pure white, forming a conspicuous bar across the wing; the secondaries velvety black, narrowly 
tipped with fulvous, and a speculum of shining green occupying the outer webs of the three middle ones. 
Irides dark brown ; bill pale brown, yellowish white towards the base of lower mandible ; feet pale brown. 
Length 17 inches; extent of wings 25-5; wing, from flexure, 8; tail 4; bill, along the ridge I'S, along 
the edge of lower mandible 1'75 ; tarsus 1'25 ; middle toe and claw 1'25. 
Female. Somewhat smaller than the male, and with the tints of the plumage paler. In other respects the sexes 
are precisely alike. Length 15-5 inches; extent of wings 23-5 ; wing, from flexure, 7-5 ; tail 3'5. 
Albinism. My collection contains a specimen (obtained from the Wairarapa in June 1879) adorned with a lovely 
white head; there is an irregular patch of brown on the vertex between the eyes, and the chin and throat 
are likewise brown ; but around the upper part of the neck there is a patchy white collar, and the upper 
wings arc almost wholly white, as are also the edges of the wings and some of the primaries and secondaries. 
Obs. I have examined speeimens from Celebes, and although I am not prepared at present to separate our 
bird, it seems to me that the former are appreciably smaller in size and darker in plumage. 
