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been observed in some of the islands 

 of the Western Pacific Ocean. 



The Tufted Scaup Duck arrives in 

 India as early as the middle of October, 

 but they are not generally distributed till 

 the beginning or middle of November. 

 Most of the birds leave again by the end 

 of March, but a few linger till nearly the 

 middle of April. Dr. Jerdon once shot 

 a specimen of this Duck in the Deccan 

 in June, but there is no reason to think 

 that the Tufted Duck ever remains to 

 breed in India, even in Kashmir. 



The Tufted Duck is more of a fresh- 

 water Duck than the Scaup, being found 

 on the sea-coast in winter only, and at 

 other times inland on lakes and ponds. 

 They occur in very large numbers in 

 many parts of the Empire. Mr. Hume 

 says : — " At the Manchar lake, I saw 

 two enormous flocks. I have repeatedly 

 seen similar flocks in old times at the 

 Najjafgarh and other vast jhils in the 

 Punjab, the North-west Provinces and 

 Oudh ; and I should guess that at the 

 Kunkrowli lake in Oodeypore there must 

 have been nearly ten thousand, covering 

 the whole centre of the lake." 



This species is seldom seen on rivers. 

 Its usual haunts are pieces of open water 



