. The birds of South Africa. Birds. ANSEEBS EBISMATUHA 153 628. Erismatura maccoa. Maccoa Duck. Oxyura maccoa, Smith, Cat. S. A. MiCs. p. 37 (1837); id. III. Zool. S. Afr. Aves, pis. 108, 109 (1847). Erismatura maccoa, Eyton, Monogr. Anat. p. 169 (1838); Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 356 (1867); Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 302; Sharpe, ed. Layard:s B. S. Afr. p. 762 (1884); Nicolls and Eglington, Sportam. 8. 125, pi. xii, fig. 67 (1,892); Salvadori, Cat. B. M. xxvii, p. 448 (1895) ; Sheilci'. B. Afr. i, p. 174 (1896); Beiclienow, Vbg. Afr. i, p. 105 (1900) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, p. 18 [Deelfontein].. F
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. ANSEEBS EBISMATUHA 153 628. Erismatura maccoa. Maccoa Duck. Oxyura maccoa, Smith, Cat. S. A. MiCs. p. 37 (1837); id. III. Zool. S. Afr. Aves, pis. 108, 109 (1847). Erismatura maccoa, Eyton, Monogr. Anat. p. 169 (1838); Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 356 (1867); Ayres, Ibis, 1869, p. 302; Sharpe, ed. Layard:s B. S. Afr. p. 762 (1884); Nicolls and Eglington, Sportam. 8. 125, pi. xii, fig. 67 (1,892); Salvadori, Cat. B. M. xxvii, p. 448 (1895) ; Sheilci'. B. Afr. i, p. 174 (1896); Beiclienow, Vbg. Afr. i, p. 105 (1900) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1904, p. 18 [Deelfontein].. Fig. 46.—Tail of Erismatura maccoa. Description. Adult Male.—Head and the upper part of the neck black, lower neck, breast and most of the upper surface rich chestnut; wings except the least coverts, centre of the lower back and tail (which is very long) very dark brown, centre of the lower breast and abdomen shading from chestnut to silvery-grey slightly mottled with black, the feathers having dark bases; under wing- coverts white with dark grey centres, axillaries pure white. Iris dark hazel; bill blue black ; feet dark leaden blue. Length 18-5 ; wing 7*0 ; tail 3-25 ; culmen 1-5 ; tarsus 1-25. The female has the upper parts, including the crown and nape brown, minutely freckled with pale fulvous and grey, the primaries. 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. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
Size: 1481px × 1687px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublisherl, booksubjectbirds
