. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BLTJE-BILTjED DUCK 153 Sub-family Erismaturince. Hind toe broadly lobed. Tail feathers narrow and very stiff. Genus Erismatura. Tail quills Musk Duck; Technological Muaeuin, Sydney. Biziura lobata. The Blue-billed Duck. Erismatura australis. Southern Australia and Tasmania. Head, throat and neck black; breast, back and flanks chestnut; rump blackish, freckled with reddish lines; underparts brown, feathers tipped with rufous-white; wings and tail dark brown; bill light blue. Total length 16 inches, wing , tail , culmen , tarsus Female br
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BLTJE-BILTjED DUCK 153 Sub-family Erismaturince. Hind toe broadly lobed. Tail feathers narrow and very stiff. Genus Erismatura. Tail quills Musk Duck; Technological Muaeuin, Sydney. Biziura lobata. The Blue-billed Duck. Erismatura australis. Southern Australia and Tasmania. Head, throat and neck black; breast, back and flanks chestnut; rump blackish, freckled with reddish lines; underparts brown, feathers tipped with rufous-white; wings and tail dark brown; bill light blue. Total length 16 inches, wing , tail , culmen , tarsus Female brown, upper parts 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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