THE BIRDS OF INDIA. 21 3 



Bar-Headed Goose. — This goose appears to be peculiar 

 to India, where it is found in immense flocks, grazing on 

 the banks of rivers. It is migratory in its movements, 

 arriving south in October, and again departing towards the 

 north in March. 



The head is white, with two blackish bars on the occiput 

 and nape ; the back of the neck is brown, its sides white ; 

 the rest of the upper plumage is ashen grey, edged with 

 white and tinged with pale reddisli brown ; the chin and 

 throat are white, with a cinereous shade ; the breast white ; 

 the abdomen and flanks cinnamon brown ; the bill is 

 yellow, the eyes brown, and the legs orange. The total 

 length is 27 inches. 



Indian Tree Duck. — This species abounds throughout 

 India, assembling in large flocks during the winter season ; 

 the flight is laboured, and while on the wing it gives utter- 

 ance to a loud sibilant call that can be heard at a consider- 

 able distance. 



It nests on the ground, concealing its eggs among grass ; 

 they are white, and from six to eight in number. 



The head and occiput are dull brown ; the face, ears, and 

 neck pale whity brown ; the back and scapulars dark, 

 almost black, each feather with a broad brown edge ; the 

 rump is glossy black ; the upper tail coverts chestnut, and 

 the tail brown, with a paler border. The lesser and median 

 wing coverts are fine maroon red. The under parts, 

 various ; chin and throat white ; neck light brown, gradu- 

 ally getting darker to dark brown, and then changing to 

 jT^ellow ; the rest of the under parts dark rusty red, except 

 vent and under tail coverts, which are light grey. The bill 

 is black, the eyes brown, with yellow^ orbits, and the legs 

 and feet lead colour. The total length is 18 inches, 2 of 

 which are in the tail. 



Larger Tree Duck. — This bird rather resembles the 



