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feathers of the middle back narrowly and obscurely tipped with 
yellowish-white, those of the rump and upper tail-coverts more 
broadly and conspicuously so, and with a subterminal dark brown 
spot ; the longest of the upper tail-coverts are very broadly and 
conspicuously so tipped, and have a subterminal dark band; the 
tail-feathers pale grey-brown broadly tipped and narrowly mar- 
gined with yellowish-white, the two central tail-feathers darker 
on the inner webs and dark shafted, and the lateral tail feathers 
paling as they recede from the centre, 
“The female is similar, but smaller, with the eye-patch and 
generally all the markings and tints duller and less conspicuous.” 
—NStray Feathers, Vol. I, p. 562. 
The Marbled Teal is a common cold weather visitant to Sind, 
and occurs sparingly in Northern Guzerat, whence I have myself 
obtained it. 
It is a most indifferent bird for the table and is not much 
sought after, when other species are obtainable. 
Genus, Dafila, Leach. 
Tail long, of 16 feathers, with the central feathers much length- 
ened and narrow ; neck very long; bill slightly narrower than in 
the preceding forms, and elevated at the base, equal to the head 
of uniform width; lamelle not projecting; wings long, the first 
primary longest. 
Dafila acuta, Lin. 
962.—Jerdon’s Birds of India, Vol. IT, p. 803; Butler, Guzerat ; 
Stray Feathers, Vol. IV, p- 27; Deccan, Stray Feathers, Vol. 
IX, p. 438; Murray’s Vertebrate Zoology of Sind, p. 297 ; 
Game Birds of India, Vol. IIT, p. 189 ; Swinhoe and Barnes, 
Central India ; Ibis, 1885, p. 1387. 
THE Pintait Duck. 
3g. Length, 22 to 29; expanse, 32 to 37°75 ; wing, 10°3 to 
11°75; tail, 48 to 9:4; tarsus, 15 to 1:8; bill from gape, 2:0 
to 2°45; weight, 142 to 212, 
*.° Length, 20 to 22:5; expanse, 32 to 345; wing, 9°3 to 
102 ; tail, 4-2 to 5:5; tarsus, 1:45 to 1-7; bill from gape, 2:1 to 
2°35; weight, 12, to 144 lbs. 
Bill black, sides of upper mandible bluish ; irides dark-brown a 
legs greyish plumbeous. 
Male, forehead and crown umber-brown, the feathers with 
paler edges ; the rest of the head, chin, and throat, dark hair- 
brown, slightly glossed behind the ears with purplish-green ; 
forepart of the neck and two lateral streaks, passing upwards to 
the occiput, white ; neck above deep blackish-brown ; the whole 
of the back beautifully marked with transverse undulating lines 
of black and greyish-white ; scapuiars black ; upper tail-coverts 
and tail dark cinereous-brown, the edges of the feathers paler, 
and the two central elongated tail feathers black ; wing-coverts 
