. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 120 ANSEBES BARCIDIORNIS Description. Adult Male.—Head, ueck all round and whole of the under surface white, except the sides and flanks, which are greyish; the sides of head and neck with metaUic purplish spots which on the top of the head and along the nape coalesce and form a black band ; the feathers along this region erect and curly ; upper surface of the body black, glossed with purple, green and coppery metallic sheen on the scapulars, wing coverts and tail; a whitish patch in the centre of the back. According to Bohm the male, during the breeding sea
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 120 ANSEBES BARCIDIORNIS Description. Adult Male.—Head, ueck all round and whole of the under surface white, except the sides and flanks, which are greyish; the sides of head and neck with metaUic purplish spots which on the top of the head and along the nape coalesce and form a black band ; the feathers along this region erect and curly ; upper surface of the body black, glossed with purple, green and coppery metallic sheen on the scapulars, wing coverts and tail; a whitish patch in the centre of the back. According to Bohm the male, during the breeding season, has a bunch of orange yellow feathers on the sides of the lower abdomen. Iris dark brown ; bill, on which is an erect compressed semi- circular elevation, black ; legs dark Fig. 35.—Head of Sarcidiornis melanonota, 3 . Length about 31-0; wing 14-5; tail 6-0; culmen 30; tarsus 2-25. Excrescence on the bill, length along base 2-0, height 1-75, present in the breeding season, inconspicuous at other times of the year. The female is like the male but smaller ; the head and neck is more spotted and there is less metallic gloss; the excrescence on the bill is absent; wing ll-O to 11-5. The young bird is like the female but without any metallic gloss. Distribution.—The Knob-billed Duck is found in India, including Ceylon and Burma, and also throughout Africa from Gambia and Khartoum southwards, as well as in Madagascar. Its headquarters in South Africa are in Bechuanaland about Lake Ngami and the Upper Zambesi, where it appears to be fairly. 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
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