323 
from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 
Iris light hazel ; bill yellow ; nail and middle between 
nostrils black ; legs black with yellow showing through. 
[This bird was found both on the lakes of Harrar Meyer 
and Chercher, and also on the main streams of the high 
plateaux. It is tamer than any of the other Ducks, and the 
Western Gallas, I was told, sometimes kill it by throwing 
sticks somewhat similar in shape to the Australian 
boomerang.—L.] 
242. Anas sparsa. 
Anas sparsa Smith; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 
p, 213 (1895). 
a. Gedda, Abyssinia, 1 February, 1899. (No. 287.) 
Iris brown ; bill dark brown ; legs and toes yellow ; webs 
dusky. 
[Seen only on the small streams of the higb central 
Abyssinian plateaux. This Duck was not observed in the 
larger rivers, which teamed with the Yellow-billed Duck ( Anas 
undulata), the small Grey Goose, Teal, and Wigeon.—L.] 
243. MaRECA PENELOPE. 
Mareca penelope (Linn.); Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 
p. 227 (1895). 
a. $ . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 2 January, 1899. 
(No. 83.) 
b. $ . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 2 January, 1899. 
(No. 84.) 
c. S • Lake Gedda, Abyssinia, 4 February, 1899. (No. 302.) 
a. $ . Iris hazel; bill dark slate-colour; legs slate-colour. 
b. ? • „ white; „ „ 
C. (J. „ brown ; „ „ 
244. Nettion crecca. 
Nettion crecca (Linn.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 
p. 243 (1895). 
a. $. Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 31 December, 
1898. (No. 62.) 
b. $ . Lake Harrar Meyer, Abyssinia, 31 December, 
1898. (No. 63.) 
Iris brown; bill black ; legs light slate-colour. 
