BULLET AND SHOT 



unfortunately, this duck (which lives and breeds- 

 in India) is addicted to the culpable habit of 

 selecting the snipe -shooting season for laying its 

 eggs preparatory to rearing its second brood. It 

 is in size very similar to the mallard, if not slightly 

 heavier, a large drake sometimes attaining a weight 

 of 3^ Ibs. I often shot this duck in the Mysore 

 country, etc. 



The shoveller (Spatula clypeata) is found nearly 

 all over India. 



The pin-tail duck (Dafila acuta) is a large and 

 handsome bird. A drake of this species sometimes 

 weighs as much as three pounds. It is common in 

 Mysore. 



The common teal (Querquedula crecca) is found in 

 most parts of India, and is migratory, arriving in 

 the autumn and leaving in the spring. Although 

 I have shot this bird both in Assam and also in 

 Mysore, I have not found it anywhere as plentiful 

 as is the garganey teal in the latter province. 



The garganey or blue-winged teal (Querquedula 

 circia) is a migratory species which is widely 

 distributed. It visits the Mysore country, and the 

 south of India generally, in large flocks, and, like 

 the common teal, than which it is just a shade 

 larger, is an excellent bird to eat. 



The whistling teal (Dendrocygna Javanica) is 

 common in most parts of India. It is fond of trees, 

 as its scientific name implies. It is not worth eating. 



The cotton teal (Nettopus coromandelinus) is 

 found nearly all over India. It is in reality a 

 very tiny goose, and, curiously enough, it perches 



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