190 INTHAN DT'f'KS 



(31) NETTION FORMOSUM. 

 THE BAIKAL OR CLUCKING-TEAL. 



Anas formosa, Ciconji, Bcmcrk. Ecise. J?«.s.s. H/icIi. \t. Ifis (1775) 



(Sweden) ; Hartcrt, Voo. Pal. p. 1316 (1920). 

 Querquedula glocitans, Jci-don, JJ. of I. iii, p. HOH ; nuiiu'. S. F. viii, 



p. 41 '2. 

 Querquedula formosa, Hinnc. S. F. iii, p. 491; ul. //nil. viii, pp. 115, 



494; /(/. Cut. No. 960: Hiniic ,(• Miirsh. Chime-B. iii, p. '225; Baruos, 



I!, of Bom. p. 411. 

 Nettion formosum, Salcadoii, Cat. B. M. xxvii, p. 240; Sliuni Balrr, 



./. B. X. H. S. xii, p. 243 (1899); nl Iiiduin Duels, p. KW (190S); 



Linihaii Sniitli, .1 . B. X. H. S. xix, p. 525 (1909); Mniinhmi, ihiil. 



p. 526; Gore, ihnl. xxi, p. 1090 (1912) ; Eraus. ihid. p. 1091 ; Ilnianis, 



ihnl. xxii, p. 399 (1913); O.wiastoti, ilml. p. 548 (1913); IIi(i,iins, 



thai. xxiv. p. 605 (1916). 

 Nettium formosum. Tllmford, Anfainui B. I. iv, ji. 442; fhilof^,Ci,niir-B. 



ii, p. 182. 



Description. Adult Male. — " Grown of the head, hack of the neck, entire 

 throat, and a hand extendin" from the eye across the face to the throat, 

 hlack ; face and neck on the sides and under tiie throat buff, tlie huff parts 

 margined narrowly with white ; also the black crown from lieliind the eye 

 is bordered on each side witli a white band which runs down the sides of 

 the lilack nape, and spreads on the sides of the neck ; from behind the eye a 

 liroad, glossy-green band of a crescentic shape passes along the sides of the 

 head and interiorly changes into black, l)etween the buff colour anteriorly 

 and white band posteriorly ; liack and scapulars grey, somewhat tinged with 

 brown, minutely vermiculatod with black ; the inner scapulars elongated, 

 lanceolate, on the outer web lilack, edged with cinnamon, silky-buff, edged 

 with brown, on the inner web ; lower back and rump greyish-lirown ; the 

 upper tail-coverts brown, edged with rufous ; lower neck and upper breast 

 vinous, marked with small oval black spots; on tlie sides of the breast, 

 just before the iiend of the wing, a crescentic white band ; lower breast and 

 belly white ; Hanks grey, minutely vermiculated with black ; under tail- 

 coverts black, but marked with bay on the sides, the longer ones whitish - 

 buff at the tip, with slight vermiculation ; on the lower flanks, just at the 

 base of the tail, a band of silky-white, formed by the tip of the feathers ; 

 wings pale greyish-brown ; the last row of the upper wing-coverts tipped 

 svith cinnamon, forming a band which borders anteriorly the wing-speculum ; 



