. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 146 ANSEBES NYBOCA The female resembles that of S. clypeata but has the tail very dark brown with irregular rufesoent bars. Distribution.—The Cape Shoveller is apparently confined to South Africa, extending to Angola in the west. Lefebre stated that he met with this species many years ago in Abyssinia, but it has not been since procured there nor has it been observed in the intervening Pig. 42.—Head of Spatula capensis. x j In South Africa this Duck is by no means common. It has not been found in Ehodesia or on the Zambesi, and it is rare in the
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 146 ANSEBES NYBOCA The female resembles that of S. clypeata but has the tail very dark brown with irregular rufesoent bars. Distribution.—The Cape Shoveller is apparently confined to South Africa, extending to Angola in the west. Lefebre stated that he met with this species many years ago in Abyssinia, but it has not been since procured there nor has it been observed in the intervening Pig. 42.—Head of Spatula capensis. x j In South Africa this Duck is by no means common. It has not been found in Ehodesia or on the Zambesi, and it is rare in the Transvaal and in German Territory. The following are recorded localities:—Cape Colony—Cape division, July (S. A. Mus.), November (Layard), Verloren vlei in Piquetberg, Berg Eiver, Vogel vlei in Paarl, Knysna (Layard), Port Elizabeth (Eickard), Queens- town (Griffith apud Layard); Natal—Durban (Ayres in Bt. Mus.), Newcastle, September (Butler); near Mafeteng in Basuto- land (Murray); Transvaal (Ayres) ; Bechuanaland—Botletli Eiver (Bryden); German South-west Africa—rare, but extending north to Okavango (Andersson). Habits.—No one has made any observations worth recording on the habits of this bird. Layard received eggs taken by Mr. Kotze on the Berg Eiver, which he described as a delicate cream colour tinged with green and measuring 2'16 x 1"5. These are probably the same as those described in the British Museum Catalogue. Genus XI. NYROCA. Type. Nyroca, Flem. Phil. ^ooZ. ii, p. 260(1822) N. africana. Bill about as long as the head, rather broad but the same width throughout its length, culmen slightly concave; lamellae along the margin of the mandibles not projecting-or conspicuous; nail broad. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, Willia
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