. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . ralis, Gld., Blue-billed Duck. Male.—Breast, and usually the back and flanks, bright chestnut(adult male) ; chin, like the head, black ; chestnut colour of thebreast, flanks, and upper parts deeper. Female.—Uniform brownish, with lines and freckles of chestnut-brown. Hab. : 4, 5, 6, 9. Genus—BIZIURA.—Bill shorter than the head, very high at base. Apendent lobe on the chin. Tail feathers twenty-four. 763. B. lobata, Shaw, Musk Duck. Large lobe beneath the chin, smaller in —Total length, 26 in. ; wing, 925 in.
. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . ralis, Gld., Blue-billed Duck. Male.—Breast, and usually the back and flanks, bright chestnut(adult male) ; chin, like the head, black ; chestnut colour of thebreast, flanks, and upper parts deeper. Female.—Uniform brownish, with lines and freckles of chestnut-brown. Hab. : 4, 5, 6, 9. Genus—BIZIURA.—Bill shorter than the head, very high at base. Apendent lobe on the chin. Tail feathers twenty-four. 763. B. lobata, Shaw, Musk Duck. Large lobe beneath the chin, smaller in —Total length, 26 in. ; wing, 925 in. ; culmen, 17 —Total lengtli, about 23 in.; wing, 7 5 in.; culmen, 1*4 : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. Genus—MALACORHYNCHUS : malakos, soft; rhvgchos (rhunchos), bill. 759. membranaceus : membrana, membrane. Genus—STICTONETTA : stiktos, spotted ; nessa or netta, duck. 760. naevosa : ncevus, mole. Sub-family—FULIGULIN^E : fulica, —NYROCA : Russ. nuiroku. goosander. 761. australis : aMsKaMmessf. Species 759.—Pink-eared Duck (^ nat. size). Sub-family— : ereisma. ereismatos. support; oura, —ERISMATURA : ereisma, ereismatos, support; oura, australis : australis, southern. Genus—BIZIURA. 763. lobata : lobws, lobe. Sub-class II.—RATITJi;: ratis, raft. Order—CASUARII: \ta\. casuario, cassowary. Family—DROM^EID^E : dromaios, swift {dromos, a running). Genus—DROM^US : dromaios, swift {dromos, a running) 764. novae-hoUandis : nooa-hollandia, Xew Holland. 765. irroratus : irroro, irrorare, to bedew. 766. ater : ater, black (Black Emu). Family— : Ital. casuario, —CASUARIUS : Ital. casuario, cassowary. 767. australis : australis, southern. 109 Sub-class II.—Ratit/e (Sternum without a Keel).ORDER-CASUARII. Hallux absent. Middle phalanges shoitened. Maxillo-palatines large,fused with vomer and premaxilla. FAMILY—DROM^ID^. No casque on the head. Bill broad. Genus—DROM^US.—T
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