NETTION CRECCA CRECCA '201 



(32) NETTION CRECCA CRECCA. 

 THE COMMON TEAL. 



Anas crecca, Lnui. S. N. x. ed. p. 125 (175H) (Sweden) ; Haitoi, lo;/. 

 P<(1. i>. 131-1 (1920) ; Lmic B. of C. p. 10H3. 



Querquedula crecca, Jeiduit, U. oj I. iii, p. 80() ; Ilniiw, S. F. i, p. 262 : 

 Adam, ib/il. p. 102; JJiitlcr, ibid, iv, p. 30; Hume d Davis, ibid, vi, 

 p. 489 ; Dacids. J- Wend. ibid, vii, p. 93 ; Ball, ibid. p. 232; Hume, 

 ibid. p. 494 ; ;■(/. Cat. No. 964 ; Scidlij, S. F. viii, p. 363 ; Hume (t 

 Marsh. Game-B. iii, p. 205; Vidal, S. F. is, p. 93; Butler, ibid. 

 p. 438; lleid, ibid, x, p. 83; Davids, ibid. p. 413; Taijlor, ibid. 

 p. 467; Uates, B. of B. B. ii, p. 285; Barnes, B. of Bom. p. 409: 

 Hume, S. F. xi, p. 346. 



Nettion crecca, Salvadon, Cat. B. 21. xxvii, p. 243 ; Stuart Baker, 

 J. B. N. H. S. xii, p. 247 (1899) ; id. Ladian Ducks, p. 167 (1908). 



Nettium crecca, Blauford, Avifauna B. I. iv, p. 443; Oates, Game-B. 

 ii, p. 172 ; Ward, J. B. X. H. S. svii, p. 948 (1907). 



Description. Adult Male.—" A broad band from the back of the eyo 

 down the nape and upper neck, metallic-green, sometimes glossy-black 

 posteriorly ; a narrow white line from the base of the maxilla, running 

 upwards over the eye and the green band, and another from the fore-corner 

 of the eye running under the green band ; the remainder of the head and 

 neck rich, rather dark, chestnut ; the point of chin or whole chin and edge 

 of lores more or less black ; lower neck, upper back, inner scapulars, sides 

 of vent, and flanks vermiculated dark brown and white, the vermiculations 

 on the upper part increasing in breadth towards the breast, on the sides of 

 which they become bold black and white liars, and in the middle of the 

 breast merely round black centres to the feathers; remainder of back brown, 

 sometimes slightly vermiculated at the sides ; rump brown, the feathers 

 edged paler; upper tail-coverts rich-brown, edged buff; rectrices brown, 

 edged paler ; lower surface white ; under tail-coverts buff at the sides, black 

 in the centres ; greater coverts broadly edged white or buffy-whito ; re- 

 mainder of coverts and primaries grey-brown ; outermost secondaries black, 

 edged narrowly white, the next three or four metallic-green, and the one 

 next again to them black with a very narrow wliite margin ; the remaining 

 innermost secondaries a beautiful silvery-brown, and the outermost 

 scapulars buff, with broad velvety-black diagonal edges." 



