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(320) N. BAEEI.— The Eastern White-eyed Duck. 

 Blanford, No. 1607. 

 I have never come across this species, but think it is most likely to occur on 

 some of the large marshes in the district. 



(321) N. fuligula.— The Tufted Duck. 



Blanford, No. 1609 ; Hume, No. 971. 



This species is rather scarce. They arrive at the end of October and leave 



in March. Usually they are found in the large chaurs, but I once got a pair on 



quite a small tank. I have a male with a fairly large white spot on the throat. 



Native names Malka, Majeeta. 



Sub-family Merging. 

 (322) Meegus albellus. — The Smew. 

 Blanford, No. 1612 ; Hume, No. 973. 

 One of my men saw a bird on the Chilwara Jheel on the 12th February, 1901, 

 which, from his description, I think was a Smew. I also am certain I saw one 

 about the same time on another large jheel, but I could not get a shot at it. 

 (323) Merganser castor. — The Goosander, 

 Blanford, No. 1G13 ; Hume, No. 972. 

 Mr. Scroope wrote to me on the 21st March, 1899, '' At Kachara there are 



many duck I could make out were a few shovellers and four 



goosanders." He was certain that he identified them all right, as he says : 

 " Their snakey appearance on the wing and black head render a mistake as to 

 the species impossible." Mr. Edgell kindly presented me with a skin of this 

 species which he shot on the Suwasingpur Chaur. 



Order— PYGOPODES. 

 Family Podic/pedulce. 

 (324) Podicipes cristatus.— The Great-crested Grebe. 

 Blanford, No 1516 ; Hume, No. 974. 

 Scarce. Mr. Scroope saw some near Jhanjiarpur at the end of November. I 

 got two on the Ootidee Chaur on the 15th February, 1901, and 1st December, 

 1902, and Mr. Maddox shot one on the 8th January, 1903. He sent it to Mr. 

 Miller of Hatauri Factory who kindly gave it to me. Mr. G. Dalgliesh got 

 one at Dalsing Serai on the 2nd December, 1900, and saw two others. All 

 the specimens I have got are males. I saw a pair on the Ootidee Chaur on 

 the 22nd December, 1900. They were in very deep water and kept to it. 

 Unfortunately I had no boat, and they were rather far off. I fired six shots 

 at them in the hope of getting one, but was not successful. The last shot fired 

 was No. A and it made them fly, they only dived at the other shots. After 

 getting on way they flew pretty high up off the water and travelled with greater 

 speed than I expected. In 1901 more were seen than usual, the last was noticed 

 on the 9th March. In 1902 a single one was got and it was brought in alive by 

 a mirshikar, and this year none were seen by any of my men. 

 (325) P. nigricollis. — The Eared Grebe. 

 Blanford, No. 1616 ; Hume, No. 974 his. 

 I have no note of the occurrence of this species in the district, but Mr. G. 

 Dalgliesh writes to the Zoologist : " In December, 1897 I saw 



