. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 112 ANSBRES This species is distinguished from the former one by its smaller size and by its upper mandible, which is sunk into and included between the rami of the lower one. Distribution.—The Lesser Flamingo is found in North-western India, Madagascar and Eastern and Southern Africa from Abyssinia and Shoa southwards to Cape Colony. It appears to be doubtful whether it reaches Pig. 31.—Head of Phcenicopterus minor, x i In South Africa this Flamingo seems to be most common on the East coast, while it is distinctly rarer on the West, but we have ve
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 112 ANSBRES This species is distinguished from the former one by its smaller size and by its upper mandible, which is sunk into and included between the rami of the lower one. Distribution.—The Lesser Flamingo is found in North-western India, Madagascar and Eastern and Southern Africa from Abyssinia and Shoa southwards to Cape Colony. It appears to be doubtful whether it reaches Pig. 31.—Head of Phcenicopterus minor, x i In South Africa this Flamingo seems to be most common on the East coast, while it is distinctly rarer on the West, but we have very little information about this species, as it seems to have been generally confused with the larger bird. The following are localities : Cape Colony—Saldanha Bay (S. A. Mus.) ; Vogel Vlei in Paarl division and Cradock (Layard); Mafeking district (Holub); Natal —Lower Umkomas (Haynes), Durban harbour and Ngutu in Zulu- land (Durban Mus.) ; Bechuanaland—Lake Ngami, common (Andersson), in August (Fleck) ; German South-west Africa— Walvisch Bay, very rare (Andersson); Zambesi Delta (Kirk). Habits.—The Lesser Flamingo is often found associated with the Common Flamingo, and appears to resemble it in its habits. Its breeding places in Africa and India are unknown, but in the latter country eggs irregularly laid without nests have been found in May at the Sambhur Lake in Sind. Order IX. ANSERES. This Order includes the Ducks, Geese and Swans, and forms a well marked and clearly circumscribed group of birds. Externally they can be distinguished by their characteristically shaped bill, which is somewhat flattened and depressed, and covered with a soft. 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, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. F
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