. A natural history of the ducks . WHITE-FACED TREE DUCK 119 been recorded as one of the commonest ducks and as breeding in western Gran Chaco (Kerr, 1901). Von Berlepsch (1887) has reported it from the Lower Pilcomayo. Northward it is _ .. found throughout the interior of Brazil, in Sao Paulo (H. and R. von Ihering, 1907), Minas Geraes (Reinhardt, 1870, el al.), in Bahia (Wied, 1832), in Goyaz (von Pelzeln, 1868-71), throughout Matto Grosso (von Pelzeln, 1868-71; H. and R. von Ihering, 1907), in Amazonas on the Rio Branco (von Pelzeln, 1868-71), and eastward in Para, on Marajo, and in Maranha
. A natural history of the ducks . WHITE-FACED TREE DUCK 119 been recorded as one of the commonest ducks and as breeding in western Gran Chaco (Kerr, 1901). Von Berlepsch (1887) has reported it from the Lower Pilcomayo. Northward it is _ .. found throughout the interior of Brazil, in Sao Paulo (H. and R. von Ihering, 1907), Minas Geraes (Reinhardt, 1870, el al.), in Bahia (Wied, 1832), in Goyaz (von Pelzeln, 1868-71), throughout Matto Grosso (von Pelzeln, 1868-71; H. and R. von Ihering, 1907), in Amazonas on the Rio Branco (von Pelzeln, 1868-71), and eastward in Para, on Marajo, and in Maranhao (Goeldi, 1894-1900). On the north coast it appears to be common in all the Guianas. The Musee des Pays-Bas has a specimen from Cayenne, and F. and A. Penard (1908-10) state that it is abundant and that it breeds in the interior of Dutch Guiana. It was found common also in British Guiana (R. _ . GuianasSchomburgk, 1848; C. B. Dawson, 1916), and Whitely (Salvin, 1886) met it on the Rupurumi River. It seems to be less common in Ven
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