( 245") 
ferruginous brown ; tail brown with white edgings to the feathers ; 
wing-coverts brown, wing patch deep green; breast whitish with 
black spots ; underparts white ; lower tail-coverts brown. 
(965) QUERQUEDULA CIRCIA, Blue-winged Teal, also called Gar- 
gany Teal, is perhaps more common in the plains than Crecca. 
These birds are found plentiful in the Terai. It is 16 inches in 
length, and readily made out by its blue wings (quills). 
(966) QUERQUEDULA GLOCITANS, Clucking Teal, is rare, and 
seldom seen, occasionally a stray species or two are met with at 
Shumpu during the rains. It is one of the prettiest coloured Teals 
in the district. In size 154 inches; above, plumage of male, is 
delicately marbled with grey on the back; the wing-coverts are 
brown, median-coverts edged rufous, wing patch glossy green, with 
velyety black; rich purple-brown on the head ; neck and breast 
purplish, with black spots; underparts white mottled with grey ; 
under tail-coverts black. 
Sup-FAmMILY—FULIGULIN At (Diving ducks) 
These birds differ a good deal from the true ducks in many 
respects ; chiefly in the diving facilities they possess. They have 
larger heads, and necks shorter than the proceeding groups ; hind toe 
short and well webbed, which together with the backward position 
of the legs, aids them in swimming and diving operations. The 
short wedge shaped tail gives a nice finish to the navigating apparatus, 
under water. 
(967) BRANTA RUFINA, Red-crested Pochard, These ducks have 
their home in Central Asia and Thibet. They visit the plains of 
India fairly late in the season, when cold palearctic winters get too 
trying, more so owing to their aquatic habits. They are doubtlessly 
fine birds to see ; but difficult to approach. They usually keep much 
to the middle of big ponds and lakes, where they maintain a sharp 
lookout, and are, at all times extremely wary. In. size this Pochard 
is 22 inches ; bill bright vermilion; irides red ; legs orange ; head 
of the male is reddish ; with a long paler coloured crest, sides of the 
head and upper neck red, same as the head ; back, wings and tail 
yellowish brown ; some white showing on the wings ; the remaining 
portions of neck, breast and underparts of the body are black ; flanks 
white. This duck is held in high esteem on account of the rich 
flavor of its flesh. 
