Birds of Lucknow. 1 75 



^-No. 159.2. Anas boscas. Mallard. 



Nil-rugi, Nil-sir [H.]. 



Not common. I have seen it occasionally, but never shot 

 it, on the Mohanlalganj jheels. 



No. 1593. Anas po3Cilorhyncha. Spotted-billed Duck. 



Garm-pai, Battakf [H.]. 



A common and permanent resident. It is one of the best 

 Ducks for eating. When wounded it dives and is difficult to 

 recover. 



No. 1594. Eunetta falcata. Crested or Falcated Teal. 

 Kala Sinkhur [H., teste Reid]. 



Apparently visits us occasionally in the cold weather, as 

 there are two skins in the Museum. 



-J No. 1595. Chaulelasmus streperus. Gad to all. 

 Bhuar, Mila [H.] . 

 A very common cold-weather visitor. 



U- No. 1597. Nettium crecca. Common Teal. 



Putari, Souchuruka, Litka-Litki J [H.]. 



Very common, arriving in October and departing as late 

 as the end of April. It is generally found in flocks, large 

 or small, but several individuals may always be met with, 

 particularly in the early morning or towards evening, by 

 going round amongst the rushes at the edge of the jheels. 



No. 1599. Mareca penelope. Wigeon. 



Chota Lal-sir, Phariah [H.]. 



1 have never found the Wigeon common, but probably, 

 as Reid says, it is an erratic visitor, being scarce in some 

 seasons and more numerous in others. 



Xo. 1600. Dafila acuta. Pintail. 



Sink-pur [H.]. 



This species visits us during the cold weather, and is found 

 in large flocks on all the big jheels, but is very difficult to 

 shoot. I must have watched literally thousands passing 



t Used for all Ducks. 



\ Used indifferently for all small Ducks and Teal. 



