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at the ' old nullah,' about a mile from the 

 Civil Station of Loodhiana, Punjab. It 

 was sitting alone in a pool. I stalked up 

 close behind some reeds, and then showed 

 myself, expecting to see it fly. All it did 

 was to cock its little stiff", thin pointed tail, 

 and swim off" in a quiet way for some ten 

 yards. Its appearance, while swimming 

 with its tail turned upward, was most 

 peculiar. I tried to frighten it into 

 flying, but it would not rise, so I shot it 

 while swimming." 



The next recorded specimen was ob- 

 tained by Mr. W. N. Chill in the Najafgarh 

 jhil near Delhi. A third was also obtained 

 by this gentleman near the same locality 

 on the 28th of October of the same year. 

 He subsequently got two more Ducks of 

 this species near Faruknagger. Mr. Lean 

 of the 5th Bengal Cavalry shot a bird of 

 this species in the Pilibheet District. 

 Mr. T. Bomford was fortunate enough to 

 acquire a specimen of this Duck in 

 February at Multan Keengurh on the 

 bank of the Indus river. 



In the British Museum there is a skin 

 of this species which was obtained at 

 Peshawar in March by General Kinloch, 

 and another at Delhi by Lieut. J. H. 

 Grant in January. 



