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SUMMARY, KEY 18 



Ahirni-uote. j Call-note. 



I 



SPOT BILL. 

 Like Mallard, but sliarper and I 

 omitted with greater force. | 



MALLARD. 



Male has a hoarse, faint quack ; j 

 note of female is louder. | 



COMMON TEAL. 



A subdued ([Uixck, knaJce. Like I Male whistles. {Finn.) A sharp 

 that of Garganey. \ krtkm both sexes. {SeeOohm.) 



WIG EON. 



I A loud, prolonged whistle or 

 I scream, mee-yu. 



PINTAIL. 



Male, a pecular soft quack, less 

 strident than Mallard ; fe- 

 male, a harsh, unpleasant 

 quack. 



GARGANEY TEAL. 



A peculiar guttural inward | 

 croak, knake generally once 

 but sometimes twice, both 

 sexes. 



SHOVELLER. 



Quacks like a domestic duck, : A guttural P«d-, fwc^'. 

 the voice of the drake a little i 

 deeper, 1 



MARBLED DUCK. 

 A distinct, rather hoarse quack. | A low croaking whistle. 



RED-CRESTED POCHARD. 



A deep granting ^?<rr *. I Occasionally a sharp, sibilan 



I note (males only). 



THE POCHARD. 



Like that of the White-eye, but | t A hissing voice . 

 louder and harsher. | 



WHITE-EYED POCHARD. 



"A harsh Icirr, here, kirr, uttered I 

 staccato, \ 



TUFTED DUCK. 



Kwr, Kurr, the typical Pochard j 

 call, but not so loud as in | 

 some. 1 



* Hume says this is also the Call-noto. 



■|-2Vofe.— Whether this is thecall or the alarm-note is not olear. 



