30 - NOTES ON THE AVIFAUNA OF MOUNT ABOO 
male birds numbering, I should. say, at a rough guess two or 
three hundred without a female amongst them. 
[This and the preceding are common throughout the entire 
region.—A. O. H. 
963.—Mareca penelope, Lin. 
The Widgeon is not common, but occurs in many of the 
tanks. 
[Not uncommon in Sindh, common in Kattiawar, rare 
apparently in Cutch, and never yet sent from Jodhpoor. Mr. 
Adam never obtained it at the Sambhur Lake, but I have no 
doubt that it will prove to occur there, in seasons when the 
lake is full. Most of our other ducks may be met with on 
any river, stream, or little pond an acre or two in extent; but 
the Widgeon is rarely found except on good large pieces of 
water, and there are few such in Jodhpoor, except the Sambhur 
Lake, in seasons when the rainfall has been plentiful—A. O. H.] 
964.—Querquedula crecca, Lin. 
The Teal is very common. 
965.—Querquedula circia, Luz. 
The Blue-winged Teal, though not as plentiful as the last, 
is also common. 
It arrives at the beginning of September. 
[Both the common and Garganey Teal are pretty common 
during the cold season throughout the entire region.—A. O. H.] 
966 bis.—Querquedula angustirostris, Menetries. 
The Marbled Duck, though far from common, occurs in may 
-of the tanks. 
[Not uncommon in Sindh, but not yet recorded from Jodh- 
poor, Cutch or Kattiawar, though I should expect it to occur 
in the latter.—A. O. H.} 
967.—Branta rufina, Pall. 
The Red-crested Pochard is another of those wary birds 
that severely tries the sportsman’s patience, taking wing on the 
slightest indication of danger, and flying up and down the 
tanks invariably out of gunshot. It is not very common, but 
occurs on most of the large tanks. 
968.—Aythya ferina, Lin. 
The Red-headed Pochard is tolerably common. 
969.—Aythya nyroca, Giild. 
The White-eyed Pochard is not very common, but like Branta 
rufina occurs on most of the large tanks, 
