125. THE SMEW. 



Mergtis albellus, (Linn^us). 



Outer web of the primaries blackish ; 



inner web drab, with a blackish tip. 

 Axillaries and under tail-coverts pure 



white. 

 Margins of the bill furnished with 



saw-like teeth. 

 With two white bands across the black 



of the folded wing. 



MALE :— Crown of the head white ; with 

 some black bars on the sides of the breast. 



FEMALE :— Crown of the head chestnut ; 

 with no black bars on the sides of the 

 breast. 



Vernacular Names -.—Nehenne, Hind. ; 

 PJhalow^ Oudh. 



The Smew appears to be a fairly common 

 bird, in winter, in the northern parts of 

 the Empire. So far as we know, this 

 species is not a resident in the Himalayas, 

 but merely crosses these mountains on 

 migration. The Smew is found in the 

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