BIRDS OF THE KHASIA HILLS. 975 



1589. Dendrocycna javanica.— The Whistling Teal. 

 Common near the plains. 



1591. Nettopus coromandelianus. — The Cotton Teal. 

 Common near the plains. 



1602. Spatula clypeata. — The Shoveller. 

 I shot one of these on the Kopili. 



1606. Nyroca ferruginea. — The White-eyed Duck. 

 Common. Comes up all the bigger streams in great numbers. On these it 

 seems to live entirely on fish and is therefore quite uneatable. 



Order PYGOPODES. 



Family PODICIPEDID^]. 



1617. Podicipes albipennis.— The Indian Little Cube or Dabchick. 

 Common. Ascends to the highest peaks as long as there is any still water 

 obtainable and breeds at all ranges. 



