QUERQUEDULA HOTTENTOTA.—S m ith .
A ves.— P late C V .
Q. brunnea, genis guttereque stimmo rufo-albis; alarum specmlo seneo postice atro-marginato ; remigibus
secoudariis albo-terminatis ; rostro nigro-veiide purpureo-marginato.
Longitudo e rostri apice ad basin caudse 10 u n c .; caudee 2 unc. 10 lin.
C olour.-—The top and sides of the head superiorly rich umber-brown, the
feathers edged narrowly with yellowish brown; the sides of the head, upper
portion of the throat, and a longitudinal stripe extending from the eye towards
the nape light buff-orange; the back and sides of the neck towards the head
finely mottled greyish white and umber-brown. Lower portion of neck,
breast, and under parts intermediate between tile-red and yellowish brown,
each of the feathers of the neck and breast with one distinct, short, umber-
brown bar or spot near its tip ; each of those of the belly with several
narrower and more lengthened bars; flanks without variegations. Interscapulars
and scapulars deep umber-brown, the former edged with a colour
like that which prevails on the under parts of the body, the latter with a pale
buff-orange stripe in the course of the shaft. Back liver-brown, the feathers
faintly tipped with white; upper tail coverts pale yellowish brown, crossed
with numerous narrow umber-brown bars; tail feathers dull rusty brown,
edged narrowly with wood-brown. Lesser wing coverts, primary and
secondary quill coverts, and the outer vanes of the primary quill feathers
liver-brown with a green gloss; the inner vanes of the primary and secondary
quill feathers brownish red. The basal two-thirds of the outer vanes of the
secondary quill feathers a shining duck-green, their points white, and the
two colours separated from each other by a transverse bar of velvet black.
The tertiary quill feathers a deep shining blackish green. The upper mandible
blackish green along the middle, dull plum-purple on the sides and tip.
Legs, toes, and webs livid bluish green; claws a pale horn colour. Eyes
dark brown.