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Genus NETTOPUS. 



Unlike the two last genera, the present one contains four species, 

 though of these only one is found in Indian limits. The type of 

 genus is Ncttopus auritus, which is found throughout a great part 

 of South Africa and also in Madagascar. The other two forms, N. 

 pulchellus and N. alhipcnnis, are both Australian, the former 

 being obtained in New Guinea and some other islands. 



Nettopus can be distinguished from all other genera by the 

 following characteristics being combined in it : — 



Rather long hind-toe, not lobed ; feet palmated ; neck short ; 

 wing under 7 inches. 



(10) NETTOPUS COROMANDELIANUS. 

 THE COTTON-TEAL. 



Nettapus coromandelianus, Jertlyn, B. of I. iii, p. 786; Butler, S. F. iv, 

 p. 27 ; Hume, ibid. ; Hume cC Dav. ibid, vi, p. 486 ; Oates, ibid, vii, 

 p. 52; Cripps, ibid. p. 311; Leiige, B. of Cey. p. 1066; Binyhaiu, 

 S. F. ix, p. 198 ; Oales, B. of B. B. ii, p. 272 ; Hume, Nests and Eggs 

 (Gates' ed., iii, p. 280; Barnes, B. of Bom. p. 397; Stuart Baker. 

 J. B. N. H. S. xi, p. 191. 



Nettapus coromandelicus, Hume, Nests and Eggs, p. 638 ; Hume it 

 ^larsli. Game-B. iii, pi. 14. 



Nettapus coromandus, Hume, S. F. iii, p. 192. 



Nettopus coromandelianus, Hujiie, S. F. vi, p. 491 ; id. viii, p. 114; td. 

 Cat. No. 951 ; Hume d' JIarsh. Game-B. iii, p. 101 ; Oates, S. F. x, 

 p. 245 ; Salvadori, Cat. B. M. xxvii, p. 68 ; Young, J. B. N. H. S. xii, 

 p. 573 ; Butler, itiid. xiii, p. 154 ; Mono, iJiid. xv, p. 515 ; rarriiujton, 

 ibid. XV, p. 143 ; Blanford, Avifauna of B. I. iv, p. 433 ; Oates, 

 Game-B. ii, p. 127 ; Stuart Baker, Indian Ducks, p. 47 (1908) ; 

 Mitchell, J. B. N. H. S. xxiii, p. 584 (1915) ; Kinloch, ibid, xxvi, 

 p. 674 (1919). 



