218 
ANATlD^fc. 
Elasmonetta chlorotis (Gray). (27-287.) 
Anas chlorotis Gray, Voy. ‘ Erebus ’ and ‘ Terror,’ Birds, p. 15, pi. 20, 
June 1845 : New Zealand. (Fig. Buller, 2nd ed. pi. 42 ; Ereb. & 
Terr. pi. 20: Phillips, pi. 51.) 
Distr .—New Zealand (both Islands). 
Genus QUERQUEDULA Stephens. 
Querquedula Stephens, in Shaw’s Gen. Zool. vol. xii. pt. ii. p. 142, 
1824 (late). Type (by tautonymy) : Anas querquedula Linne. 
Cyanopterus Bonaparte, Geog. A Comp. List Eur. A Amer. Birds, p. 57> 
April 14th, 1838. Type (by subsequent designation, Mathews, Birds Austr.> 
Introd. vol. viii. p. xiv (pt. 5), Dec. 15th, 1920): Cyanopterus circia=A. quer¬ 
quedula LinnA 
Pterocyanea Bonaparte, Icon. Faun. Ital. Ucc. Introd. (p. 17) 1841. Type (by 
monotypy): Anas circia — A. querquedula Linn ( 5 . 
Querquedula querquedula (Linne). 
Distr. —Europe, Africa, Asia to Java, New Guinea, and 
Australia. 
[Querquedula querquedula querquedula (Linne). (27-293 ) 
Anas querquedula Linne, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. p. 126, Jau. 1st, 1758 : 
Sweden, Europe. (Fig. Dresser, Europe, vi. pi. 429.) 
Distr.— Europe, Africa, and Asia. Extra-limital.] 
Querquedula querquedula humeralis (Mailer). 
Anas ( Querquedula) humeralis Miiller, Verb. Nat. Geseli. Land- en 
Volkenk. p. 159, 1842: Java. 
Distr. —Australia, New Guinea, Moluccas, Celebes, Philippines, 
and Formosa. 
Genus SPATULA Boie. 
Spatula Boie, Isis, May 1822, heft v. col. 564. Type (by mono- 
typy) : Anas clypeata Linne. 
Rhynchaspis Stephens, in Shaw’s Gen. Zool. vol. xii. pt. 2, p. 114, 1824, ex 
Leacli MS. Typo (by subsequent designation, Eyton, Monogr. Anatidse, 
p. 49, 1838): <4?ux* clypeata LinnA 
Rhynchoplatus Berthold, Naturl. Fain. Thierroich (Latreillo), p. 84, 1827 (prof. 
Aug. 30th, 1826). Type (by monotypy): Anas clypeata LinnA 
Spatkulea Fleming, Hist. Brit. Anim. p. 123, March 1828. Type (by mono¬ 
typy) : A clypeata LinnA 
Clypeata Lesson, Manuel d'Orn. vol. ii. p. 41G, June 1828. Type (by original 
designation): A. clypeata LinnA 
Spatula clypeata (Linne). 
Distr .— Europe, North America, Africa, India to New Guinea. 
