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from th e c a rp a l jo in t to th e e x trem ity o f th e second q u ill fe a th e r,
1 1 ; o f th e ta il 6 ; o f th e ta r si 2 J .
81. A n a s s p e c u l a u io id e s .— N o b . in Zool. J o u r . iv. 98.
A n . capite summo corporeque supra fu s c i s : suhtus p a llid e griseus,
pectore rvfo-hrunneo fa s c ia to : remigibus, crisso, rectricibusque
a tr is : speculo subangusto purpurascenti-aureo splendente, fa s c id
a t r i , alterdque a p ica li a lb i.
T h e le n g th o f th e b ird is 24 inche s ; o f th e b ill 2 |. ; o f th e w in g ,
from th e c a rp a l jo in t to th e e x trem ity o f th e second q u ill fe a th e r,
lO J ; o f th e ta il 6 ; o f th e ta r su s I J .
S tr a it o f M ag a lh a e n s.
T h is is th e common d u c k in th e v ic in ity o f P o r t F am in e , a n d in
th e w in te r m o n th s is e x c e lle n t eating.
8 2 . A n a s o k e o c o id e s Nob. i n Zo o l. J o u r . i v . 9 9 .
A n . p a llid e brunneo-griseus, f i s c o sparsus notatusque ; dorso imo,
p iilisq u e fu s c i s , his apice ru fo ; speculo nigro, fu l v o marginato.
T h e le n g th o f th e b ird is 1 6 J in c h e s ; o f th e b ill I f ; o f th e w in g ,
from th e c a rp a l jo in t to th e e x trem ity o f th e second q u ill fe a th e r,
8^g. ; o f th e ta il 4 f ; o f th e tarsus 1 J .
D e s c rip tio n o f th e C i r k h i p e d a , C o n c h i f e r a , a n d M o l l d s c a ,
in a C o lle ctio n fo rm ed b y th e Officers o f H .M .S . A d v e n tu re
a n d B eagle , em p lo y ed b e tw e e n th e y e a rs 1826 a n d 1830 in
s u rv e y in g th e S o u th e rn Coasts o f S o u th A m e ric a , in c lu d in g th e
S tr a it o f M ag a lh a e n s a n d th e coast o f T ie r ra d e l F u e g o . B y
C ap ta in P h illip P . K in g , K .N ., F .R .S ., &c., a ss is ted b y W. J .
B ro d e rip , E sq ., F .R .S ., &c. (F rom th e Zo o lo g ica l J o u rn a l.)
T h e testacea, o f w h ic h th e fo llowin g p a p e r is a d e s c rip tiv e list,
w e re p rin c ip a lly co lle cte d u p o n th e co ast o f S o u th A m e r ic a ; a n d ,
u p o n m y a rriv a l in E n g la n d , w e re su bm itte d to th e e x am in a tio n
o f M r. G eorge S ow e rb y ; w h o v e ry o b lig in g ly sele c te d th e u n d e s
c rib ed species from th e collection w h ich h a d b e en fo rm ed u n d e r
m y su p e rin te n d en c e b y th e Officers o f H .M .S . A d v e n tu re a n d
Beagle, em p lo y ed u n d e r m y com m an d in s u rv e y in g th e s o u th e rn
co ast o f S o u th Am e ric a .
T o th e se g e n tlem en I am g re a tly In d e b te d fo r th e u nw e a ried
a s s id u ity w h ich th e y a t a ll tim e s d is p lay ed , a n d fo r th e e x te n t
o f th e collection in th is , as w e ll as in o th e r d e p a rtm e n ts o f N a tu ra l
H is to ry .
I n th e d e sc rip tio n o f th e species I h a v e h a d th e b en efit o f th e
a d v ic e a n d assistance o f my f r ie n d M r. B r o d e r ip ; a n d to his
k n ow le d g e o f th e su b je c t, a n d th e a tte n tio n w h ich h e h a s d e v o te d
to m y collection, I owe in a g r e a t m e a su re th e p a p e r w h ic h I h av e
n ow th e satisfa c tio n o f p re s e n tin g to th e p u b lic th ro u g h th e
m e d ium o f th e Zoological Jo u rn a l.
U p o n ex am in in g m y specimens, M r. G eo rg e S ow e rb y fo u n d th a t
h e possessed seve ra l species n o t in m y collection. T h e s e h a d b e en
o b ta in e d d u r in g th e vo y ag e, a n d h a d b e en p u rc h a s e d from some
o f th e c rew b y B'lr. Sow e rb y , w h o h andsomely p u t h is a cq u isitio n s
in to m y h a n d s fo r de sc rip tio n .
1. B a l a n u s P s i t t a c u s .
S y n . L e p a s P s itta c u s . Molina, 1., 223.
B . testa alhido-rosacea, subconica, elongata, rudi, longitudinaliter
creberrimestriata ; ra d iis tran.iver.shn .striatis; operculo tran.sver.shn
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