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savagely with its stiletto-like bill, jumping up with a flap of its wings to add 
force to the strokes, 
Tt is less common in the Nicokars, where no rice is grown. 
1581, DENDRocyG@NA JAVANICA, Horsf. Blanf., IV, p. 430; “Str, Feath,,” 
II, p. 315 ; Stuart Baker, Journ. B. N. H. 8., XI, p. 562, 
The common teal of the islands, numerous ane resident near Port Blair, and 
very abundant on some of the Nicobars, One that I shot on June 26th was 
just about to lay. 
1591, NETTOPUS COROMANDELIANUS, Gmn, Blanf., IV, p. 433; “ Str. 
Feath.,” II, p. 315 ; Stuart Baker, Journ, B. N. H.S., XI, p, 191. 
The Cotton Teal is only a straggler to the Andamans. Wardlaw Ramsay 
procured a single specimen at Port Blair, and Captain Wimberley shot a pair, 
but Mr, Hume’s party never met with it, though he subsequently had some 
more specimens sent him. I did not see it during my nine months in the 
Settlement. 
1597. Nerrium crecca, Linn. Blanf., IV, p. 443; Stuart Baker, Journ, 
iB No BOS; XIE op. 247. 
Mr, Stuart Baker has recorded this Teal from the Andamans and Nicobars, 
having received information, which he considers reliable, of its being seen, 
though not obtained, in both groups, 
1598. NETTIUM ALBIGULARE, Hume., Blanf., 1V; p. 444; Stuart Baker, 
Journ, B.N, H.8., XII, p.257; “Str. Feath,” II, p. 316; Butler, Journ, 
Bomb, N, H. 8., Vol. XT, p. 332. 
Resident in the Andamans, but not nearly as plentiful as the Whistling 
Teal. I found a brood of young ones on Dec, 2nd. My notes on this teal 
have already appeared in this Journal, 
The following species should have been included among the Willow-wrens, 
enumerated in the first part of this article :-— 
420, ACANTHOPNEUSTE BOREALIS, Blas. Walden, Jbis, 1874, p. 140; Oates | 
I, p. 412. 
Lord Walden recorded a specimen from the §, Andaman, and Mr, Oates says 
he has examined two specimens from the same locality. 
