212 Manual of the Game Birds of India. 



The Wigeon has a wide range. It is 

 found in summer throughout the northern 

 portions of Europe and Asia, breeding 

 generally north of the 6oth degree of 

 latitude, and is even found on both coasts 

 of the North American continent. In 

 winter this species ranges south, and is 

 found over a considerable portion of 

 Northern Africa, the Black Sea, Persia, 

 India, Burma, China, and even Borneo. 



The Wigeon appears to reach India 

 about the end of October, and it leaves 

 the country in March or April according 

 to locality. From all accounts it is very 

 irregular in its migrations, visiting some 

 places in large numbers one year, and 

 avoiding the same locality the next year. 



The Wigeon is found on the larger 

 tanks and lakes in the interior as well 

 as on the sea-coast. It is usually seen 

 in flocks of considerable size, but pairs 

 or small parties are not unfrequently met 

 with. In addition to feeding on vegetable 

 matter and the small forms of animal life 

 found in water, the Wigeon feeds a good 

 deal on land, cropping grass like a Goose. 

 It walks with considerable ease, flies 

 swiftly, and dives well, when compelled 

 to do so. The flesh of the Wigeon 

 varies in quality very much, according 



