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and young of this species are often con- 

 founded with some of the commoner 

 species of Ducks. 



Dr. Bonavia appears to have been the 

 first naturalist to observe this species in 

 India. He procured two specimens near 

 Lucknow. Subsequently Mr. G. Reid 

 obtained this Duck in the same locality, 

 where it seems to be sufficiently common 

 as to be known by a vernacular name. 

 General C. H. T. Marshall shot a specimen 

 of this Duck on the Bazida jhil in the 

 Kurnal District of the Punjab, and General 

 J. H. McLeod secured another at Firoza, 

 in Bhawalpur. Mr. W. N. Chill met with 

 this species at Sultanpur. At least three 

 of these Ducks have been, at various 

 times, observed in the Calcutta bazaar 

 for sale. Mr. Stuart Baker gives Jessore, 

 Purneah, and Manipur as localities where 

 the Falcated Duck has been obtained, 

 and he also mentions Bhamo, near to 

 which place Dr. J. Anderson, many years 

 ago, got it. When sportsmen get in the 

 way of identifying this species, no doubt 

 it will be found to be quite a common 

 species in Upper Burma and the Shan 

 States ; but fully adult males, with the 

 long curved inner secondaries, will proba- 

 bly seldom be met with. 



