. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 128 ANSEEES ALOPOCHEN 617. Alopochen segyptiacus. Berg Gans. Anas sgyptiaca, Linv., Syst. Nat. \Wi cd. i, p. 197 (1766); Biurhdl, Travels, \, p. 283, ii, p. 346 (1822-24) ; Livingstone, Miss. Travels, p. 254 (1857) ; Grill, K., Vet. AJcad. Handl. ii, no. 10, p. 56 (1858). Chenalopex segyptiacus. Kirl; Ibis, 1864, p. 336 ; Latjard, B. S. Afr. p. 347 (1867); Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 49 [Natal] ; Layard, Ibis, 1869, p. 377 ; Gttrney, in Andersson's B. Damaral. p. 335 (1872) ; BucTcley, Ibis, 1874, p. 390; Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 367 [Mashoiialand] ; Butley, Feild
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 128 ANSEEES ALOPOCHEN 617. Alopochen segyptiacus. Berg Gans. Anas sgyptiaca, Linv., Syst. Nat. \Wi cd. i, p. 197 (1766); Biurhdl, Travels, \, p. 283, ii, p. 346 (1822-24) ; Livingstone, Miss. Travels, p. 254 (1857) ; Grill, K., Vet. AJcad. Handl. ii, no. 10, p. 56 (1858). Chenalopex segyptiacus. Kirl; Ibis, 1864, p. 336 ; Latjard, B. S. Afr. p. 347 (1867); Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 49 [Natal] ; Layard, Ibis, 1869, p. 377 ; Gttrney, in Andersson's B. Damaral. p. 335 (1872) ; BucTcley, Ibis, 1874, p. 390; Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 367 [Mashoiialand] ; Butley, Feilden and Beid, Zool. 1882, p. 427 ; Holub §" Peheln, Orn. Siid-Afr. p. 322, fig. of bird on nest (1882); Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 747 (1884); Nicolls and Eglinyton, Sportsm. 8. Afr. p. 122 (1892) ; Salvadori, Cat. B. M. xxvu, p. 167 (1895) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 171 (1896); Woodward Bros., Natal B. p. 209 (1899) ; Alexander, Ibis, 1900, p. 443 ; Beichenow, Vbg. Afr. i, p. 131 (1900); Whitehead, Ibis, 1903, p. 237; Shortridge, lUs, 1904, p. 207. "Egyptian or Nile Goose" of some authors; " Esikwi " of Kaffirs (Lawrence) a name also applied to the Spur-winged Goose; " Lefalva " of Basutos (Murray).. 'Fig. ZS.—ljeitiooi ot Alopochen cegyytiacus. x | Description. Adult female.—Crown, lower cheeks and throat dirty white, becoming darker and browner on the nape; edging round the base of the bill, a patch round the eye, an irregular ring round the middle of the neck and patch in the middle of the breast chestnut; lower neck all round, sides of the body, flanks and thighs, grey, finely mottled with narrow transverse bands of black ; centre of the abdomen white, becoming very pale chestnut on the. 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.
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