140 SHIKAR SKETCHES. 



pect to find in the East in the ordinary course 

 of events. 



Let us begin with wild-fowl. The folio wing species 

 are pretty generally distributed, and all except 

 the first and second named are excellent for the 

 table : Grey geese,* Brahmini duck,f mallard,! 

 widgeon, || blue- winged teal, red-headedpochard,^| 

 pin-tail,** gadwal,ff common teal,JJ whistling 

 teal,|||| and cotton-teal. 



All these are found in greater or less quantities 

 amongst the large tanks or reservoirs, and j heels 

 with which the country abounds. Here too may 

 be seen the handsome demoiselle crane, ^[^[ a bird 

 most wary and difficult of approach. Also the 

 giant sariis crane,*** a bird worshipped by the 

 Hindoos as a type of conjugal affection. These 

 latter are always seen in pairs, and should one 

 be shot (no easy task) its mate will return, and 

 hover over the body again and again. 



The grey goose is in many places found in large 

 numbers, and are exceedingly wary. They hard- 

 ly, however, repay the trouble of shooting, as 

 their flesh is coarse and rank. The cotton-teal is 



* Anser cinereus. f Casarca rubilia. J Anas boschas. 

 ]| Mareca penelope. Querquedula circia. *|T Anthia firiDa. 



** Dafila acuta. ft Chandlelasmus streperus. 



JJ Querquedula crecca. |||| Dendrocygna awsuree. 



Nettapus coromandelianus. 

 TT Anthropoides virgo. *** Grus antigone. 



