420 Mr. H. Whistler on the [Ibis, 



It is a confiding species, loath to leave its haunts, flying 

 but a short way and lower than most Ducks, and continually 

 circlinor round and endeavouring; to return to the water it 

 was disturbed from. 



Anas crecca crecca L. (10 skins.) 



The Teal shares with the Mallard the honour of being our 

 most abundant Duck. It is one o£ the first to arrive, and I 

 have seen it as early as 31 August, 1919. It remains 

 common until the end of March and a few stay into April. 

 My latest date for it is 7 April, 1919. 



Anas querquedula L. (5 skins.) 



The Garganey is only a spring and autumn passage 

 migrant through the district, and is in consequence not 

 found with the other Ducks on the jheels in winter. On the 

 autumn migration I have only once met it, viz. a single Duck 

 shot at Asabha Escape on 25 September, 1918. For the 

 spring passage, when it is fairly common, my earliest and 

 latest dates are 19 March, 1918, and 7 April, 1919. 



Anas strepera L. (5 skins.) 



The Gad wall is very abundant as a winter visitor from 



November until March. The latest date on which I have 



seen it is 21 March, 1918. 



Anas penelope L. (4 skins.) 



The Wiaeon is a winter visitor in fair numbers, met with 

 from December until March (latest date 19 March, 1918). 



Anas acuta acuta L. (1 skin.) 



A winter visitor in small numbers. My earliest and 

 latest dates for the Pintail are 22 October, 1917, and 

 27 February, 1918. It is by far the shyest of the various 

 Ducks and the first to desert a jheel that is being shot, so 

 but few come into the bag. 



Spatula clypeata (L.). (8 skins.) 



The Slioveler is common as a winter visitor from 



November (earliest diite 15 November, 1918) till the end 



of March. A few birds remain until April (latest date 



10 April, 1919). 



