116 WATER FOWL OF INDIA AND ASIA. 
DucKs PROPER (p. 38).—bzll broad, nearly parallel-sided, and 
yvounded ; plumage various, never all white, nor nearly uniform 
ovey ov brown. 
LARGE DUCKS. 
* Foxy-red, with black and white wings— 
Brahminy (p. 69). 
* White and black, with chestnut belt and scarlet bill— 
Sheldrake (p. 70). 
Bronze-green and white, with a big black comb on the bill— 
Comb-duck (p. 72). 
* Black and rusty, with white shoulders and white and black 
head— 
Wood-Duck (p. 83). 
* Bill red, yellow and black, long white splash on wing — 
Spotied-bill (p. 94). 
* Bill black with yellow tip, blue wing-bar— 
Yellow-nib (p. 96). 
Green head, white collar, chocolate breast, curls in tail— 
Mallard (p. 92). 
Scarlet bill, chestnut bushy head, black belly— 
Red-crested Pochard (p. 45). 
Long sharp tail, dull brown head, white breast— 
Pintail (p. 90). 
MIDDLE-SIZED DUCKS. 
Chestnut head with cream blaze, pinky breast, white shoul- 
ders— 
Wigeon (p. 78). 
Bronze head with long mane, long sabre-shaped plumes in 
wing-— 
Bronze-cap (p. 99). 
Speckled head, erica breast, wing chestnut, black and 
white— 
Gadwall (p. 98). 
Big broad bill, green head, bay belly, blue shoulders— 
Shoveller (p. 88). 
Bright rose-pink head, black body, buff quills— 
Pink-head (p. 84). 
Chestnut head, grey body, black breast and stern— 
Common ov Red-headed Pochard (p. 48). 
Green-black head, black breast and stern, pencilled body— 
Scaup (p. 50). 
Deep-green head, bay breast, white belly— 
Green-headed Pochard (p. 53). 
