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ZOOLOGY OF INDIA. 



(luring what may be called tlie winter-months. It is very 

 destructive to corn ; and is supposed to migrate from Thibet 

 or other northern quarters, to which it again departs as the 

 summer approaches. Of the duck tribe, the spotted-billed 

 ■wigeon {A7ias pa;ci!orhyncha, Gmel.) may serve as an ex- 

 ample. The beak is long and black, and is distinguished 

 by a red spot on each side at the base. This species in- 

 habits Ceylon. The pink-headed pochard (Anas caryophyl- 

 lacca, Lath.) inhabits various parts of India. The bill, 

 head, and upper portioA of the neck are of a fine pink 

 colour. This bird is seldom seen in flocks. The female 

 scarcely differs from the male. They are frequently tamed. 



