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the Himalayas down to about the latitude 

 of Bellary (15), being common in the 

 north and rare in the south. It occurs 

 throughout Assam, and has been observed 

 in Chittagong and Manipur. It extends 

 south to Mandalay, where my friend, 

 Captain T. S. Johnson, with his party, 

 once obtained three Pochards in a miscel- 

 laneous bag of 562 Ducks and Geese. 



The Pochard has a wide range, but is 

 comparatively seldom found far north. 

 It occurs over almost the whole of Europe, 

 in a considerable portion of Northern 

 Africa and throughout Southern and 

 Central Asia, from the Red Sea to China, 

 and from about the i4th or i5th degree 

 of north latitude up to about the 6oth 

 degree. In this large area, it is more or 

 less migratory, according to season. 



The Pochard arrives in the north of 

 India about the beginning of November, 

 although a few birds may be met with 

 in October. It appears to be quite 

 common in many parts throughout March, 

 and it probably leaves at the commence- 

 ment of April. I can find no precise 

 information on this point, and perhaps 

 the time of departure does not differ much 

 from that of other migratory Ducks in India. 



As usual, Mr. Hume's account of the 



