April 20, 1923.] Birds of the Indian Empire. 235 



Order ANSERES. 

 Famity ANATiDiE. 

 Sub-family Gygnince. 



2090. (1578) Cygnus cygnus. The Whooper. 



Anas cygnus Linn., S. N., i., p. 122 (1758), {Sweden). 

 A rare straggler into N. W. India. N. Europe 

 and Asia to Japan, 



*209i. (I57S) Cygnus bewicki. Bewick's Swan. 



Cygnus bewicki Yarrel, Trans. L. 8., xvi., p. 453 

 (1830), {Yarmouth). 



Two occurrences in India. N. Europe and N. W. 

 Asia to the Lena. 



2092. Cygnus minor. Alpheraky's Swan. 



Cygnus minor Keyser. & Bias., Werbelthiere, pp. Ixxii., 

 222 (1840), (Selenga River). 



One occurrence in India. N. E. Asia from the 

 Lena to Japan. 



2093. (1577) Cygnus olor. The Mute Swan. 



Anas olor Gmel, S. N., i., p. 501 (1789), {Russia). 



A not very rare visitor to N. W. India, Central 

 Europe, Central Asia and N. Africa. 



Sub-family Flectropteriiice . 



2094. (l.')84) Sarcidiornis melanota. The Nukhta or Comb- 



Duel. 



Anser melanotos Penn., Ind. Zool, p. 12, pi. 12 

 (1769), {Ceylon). 



Practically all India to Assam, Burma, Siam, 

 Malay Pen. 



:3095. (1585) Asacornis scutulata. The White-winged Wood- 

 Duck. 



Anas scutulata Mutter, Verh. Land en Volk., p. 159 

 (1842), {Java). 



Assam, Burma to Tenasserim, Malay Pen., Java 

 and Sumatra, Siam, etc. 



3096. (1585) Rhodonessa caryophyllacea. The Pink-headed 

 Duck. 



Anas caryophyllacea Lath., Ind. Orn., ii., p. 866 

 (1790), {India). 



Bengal and Assam, rare W. to Arrah and Oudh, 

 S. to Madras and E. to Pegu. 



* Hartert considers Cygnus bewicki and Cygnus minor (jankowskii) to be races only 

 •of the same species. This still appears doubtful, and I retain them as species until 

 ■(we know more of their life history. 



