THE WHITE-EYED POCHARD. 287 



Length 16 inches, tail 3*5, wing 8, tarsus 1*2, bill from gape 1*8. The 

 female is smaller, the wing not often exceeding 7 inches in length. 



The Garganey Teal is the commonest of the Duck tribe in Burmah. 

 According to Mr. Blyth it occurs in Arrakan ; and I have found it in every 

 portion of Pegu that I have visited. In Tenasserim it has been observed 

 only in the plains between the Sittang and the Salween rivers, near Moul- 

 mein, and at Kaukarit ; but it will probably be found more extensively 

 distributed in this Division. 



It extends over a considerable portion of Asia, Europe and North Africa. 

 To the south-east it is found in Southern China and in Cochin China, 

 and it is said to have been procured in some of the Malay islands. 



This Teal visits Burmah during the winter season, and it arrives very 

 early and leaves late. Col. Tickell procured a young bird near Moulmein, 

 and he was led to think that it bred in Tenasserim ; but his conjecture has 

 not been confirmed by the finding of a nest by subsequent observers. In 

 some of the large swamps of Pegu it occurs in immense flocks, some of which 

 must number two or three thousand individuals. It is also often met 

 with in small numbers in tanks and roadside drains. If this Teal should 

 be found breeding in Burmah, it will probably be in June and July. The 

 nest, in Europe, is placed on the ground in marshy localities ; and the eggs, 

 which are sometimes thirteen in number, are very pale yellowish white. 



Subfamily FULIGULIN.E. 



Genus FULIGULA, Steph. 



648. FULIGULA NYROCA. 

 THE WHITE-EYED POCHARD. 



Anas nyroca, Giildenst. Nov. Comm. Petrop. xiv. pt. 1, p. 403. Aythya nyroca, 

 Jerd. B. Ind. ii. p. 813 ; Hume, Nests and Eyys, p. <345 ; Scully, S. F. iv. p. i ; 0^. 

 Fuligula nyroca, in. B. Burm. p. 1C6 ; Hume, S. F. viii. p. 115 ; Hume # 

 Marsh. Game Birds, iii. p. 203, pi. Fulix nyroca, David et Oust. Ois. Chin,-, 

 p. 507. Nyroca ferruginea (Gm.}, Dresser, Birds Eur. vi. p. 58], pi. 



Description. Male. The head and neck rich chestnut, the lower part of 

 the neck all round dull rufous-brown ; the whole breast and upper abdo- 

 men chestnut ; middle of the abdomen white ; lower part of the abdomen, 

 vent and base of lower tail-coverts reddish ashy brown ; terminal portion 

 of lower tail-coverts white ; sides of the body dull chestnut ; back and 

 scapulars brownish black, very minutely powdered with reddish brown ; 



