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TAEGILONITTA. EKYimORHTECHA.
Ayes .Bale 104. (Male)
PiECILONITTA ERYTHRORHYNCHA.—E yton.
A ves.— P late CIV. (M a le.)
P. supeme brunnea pennarum marginibus subalbidis, subtus rufo-alba lunulis brunneis notatis; genis
, juguloque abidis; remigium secondarium dimidio ultimo, tectricibusque remigium secondarium rufo-
flavis, fascia transversa in medio senea, nigro-marginata; rostro auranteo-brunneo coccineo-marginato.
Longitudo e rostri apice ad basin caudse 11 unc. 6 lin.; caudee 3 unc.
Anas erythrorhyncha, Gmel. Syst., i. 517.
PiECILONITTA erythrorhyncha, Eyton, Monograph on the Anatidae, p. 115.
CoLouR.pg-The top and the sides of the head superiorly umber-brown, all
the feathers faintly edged with wood-brown; nape and back of neck pale
broccoli-brown ; sides of neck and throat light yellowish brown, freckled with
numerous small umber-hrown spots, those of the throat the darkest; the sides
of the head below the eye and the upper portion of the throat yellowish
white. Interscapulars, scapulars, back, rump, and upper tail coverts umber-
brown glossed with green, the feathers edged with white or light reddish
orange. Lesser wing coverts and secondary quill coverts intermediate
between olive- and umber- brown, the latter feathers broadly tipped with a
colour intermediate between aurora-red and buff-orange. The primary quill
coverts, the primary quill feathers, and the base and the principal part of the
inner vane of each secondary quill feather brownish red ; the middle portion
of the outer vane of the secondary quill feather crossed by two narrow dark
bars, the basal one shining duck-green, the other velvet-black; the apical
half of the outer vane and a little of the inner towards the point of the feather
the same colour as the tips of the secondary wing coverts. Breast and under
parts rusty white, each feather with two or more narrow transverse arched
bars of a brown colour, one of which generally towards the point of each
feather is exposed, so that the parts specified are variegated by a number of
lunate marks. The middle of the bill is orange-coloured brown, the sides and