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KEY No. 18.— DISTINCTIVE NOTES OR CRIES. 



Alarm Note. Call Note. 



Spotbill. 

 Like Mallard, but sharper and 

 emitted with greater force. 



Mallard. 

 Male has a hoarse, faint quack ; 

 note of female is louder. 



Common Tea I. 

 A subdued quack, Icnake, like Male whi-tles (Finn). A sharp 

 that of Garganey. krik in both sexes. (Seebohra.) 



iVifjeon, 



A loud, prolonged whistle or 

 scream, mee-yu. 



Pintail. 

 Male ; a peculiar soft quack, less 

 strident than Mallard ; female, 

 a harsh, unpleasant quack. 



Garganey Teal, 

 A peculiar guttural inward croak, 

 knake generally once but some- 

 times twice, both sexes. 



Shoveller. 

 Quacks like a domestic duck, the A guttural puck, puck. 

 voice of the drake a little 

 deeper. 



Marbled Duck. 

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



Red-created Pochard. 

 A deep grating A2<rr.'' Occasionally a sharp, sibilant 



note (males only). 

 The Pochard. 

 Like that of the White-ej'e, but fA hissing voice, 

 louder and harsher. 



White-eyed Pochard. 

 A harsh kirr, kere, kirr, uttered 

 staccato. 



Tufted Duck. 

 Kurr, kurr, the typical Pochard 

 call, but not so loud as in some. 



• Hume says this is also the call-note. 



t Note.— Whether this is tlie call or the alarm-note is imt clear. 



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