Journal, Bombay Natural History Society, 
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Tarsus § times length of femur ; bill bent, 
Vol. XTUT, 
Sus-ORDER PHGNICOPTERI, 
ible overlapping lower ; 
Upper maa naked. : 
jpxus PHENICOPTERUS, 
Phasiptorus roxous. Lhe Flamingo, 
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Upper mandible not overlapping 
lower ; throat feathered, 
GENUS PH@NICONAIAS. 
Pheniconaias minor. The Lesser 
Flamingo. 
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Hind toe not lobed. 
SS ee Ee 
k as long 48 or longer 
os than body. 
Sop-FaMiLy OYGNIN AZ, 
Genus CYGNUS, 
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Neck not as long as body. 
ee ee a 
Hind toe and tail rather Jong, 
Upper parts glossy. 
rather short, 
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| F 
Hind toe not long. ‘Ta ‘il 
Upper par ‘8 
i | SuB-FAminy PLECTROPTORINE, not glossy. 
Lores yellow. Lores black. | SuB-Famity Ansrrin ©: 
Cygnus mustous, §— Cygnus olor, ats | ; | | 
yf Whonpor. The Mute Swan, Wing over 10, Wing under 7”. GENUS ANSER, 
j | GENUS NEerropus | 
| | AV. coramandelianus. 
Head pink. Head black and The Cotton Teat, lA 
Gexus RHODON ESSA, white. Head with 2 Head with «10 
Ti oaryophyllacea, dark bands. dark ban 
Mo Pink-headed Duch, A, indicus. 
The Bar-headed 
Goose. 
| | ara 
Upper back black. Upper plumage i} ieee 
Lower plumage nearly dark olive-brown: Nail of bill Nail of bill 
white, lower plumage dark white or black or 
GENUS SARCIDIORNIS, —_ chestnut-brown or nearly so, blackish. 
8S. melanonotus, 
The Comb Duck, 
blackish, 
GENUS ASARCORNIS. 
Asarcornis soutulata. 
Feet yellow to Feet 
The Wood Duch. orange, 
‘ A. fabilis. A. b: 
No white on fore- 
head ; rump grey, 
A, rubrirostris, 
Lhe Grey Lag Goose. 
| Zhe Bean Goose. The PB 
White on forehead ; 
Tump dark greyish- 
brown. 
Wing over 15" ; 
culmen 2:9!" 
A, albifrons, 
The White-fronted 
Goose, 
* Anas zonorhyncha. 
Northern India, It can be disting 
Ted spots on the bill. 
tT have in this key brought the genera Wyreoa and Puligula together. 
articles on Ducks were written an examination of Jarge series of birds 
finite line between the two by means of their 
me that I can draw no de 
Witiquta has the Vill broader 
equal throughout, 
ee 
This duck has lately been obtained in British erritory in 
uished from Anas Pavilorhynoha by its having no 
at the tip than the base and Wyroca has it almost 
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Wing under 15"; 
culmen; 2:3." 
A. erythropus. - 
The Dwarf" Goose, - = 
7 
Since my 
has shewn 
bills, though 
ee 
always tinged 
gi KEY TO THE INDIAN DUCKS. 
: ‘ ORDER DEES OMGREEU 
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Hind toe very narrowly lobed. 
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Bill short and goose-like. Bill rather broad an 
SUB-FAMILY CHENONETTIN®. SUB-FPAMILY ANAT 
Wing over 10”. 
| reall 
Wing ae 10”. Wing under 10", Wing with 
Wing witho 
Abdomen black Abdomen reddish. Under parts rufescent. speculum, GENUS Mai 
and white. GENUS CasaRcA. GENUS DENDROCYCNA. a, angus 
Gunus TADORNA, Casarca rutila. ' The Mati 
Ladorna cornuta. The Ruddy Sheldrake. | é ——_ 
The Sheldrake. | | 
Bill not Bill spatulate. 
Upper tail coverts whitish, Upper tail coverts spatulate. GuNUS SPATULA. 
Dendrocyona fulva. 
chestnut. 
The Larger Whistling Teat. 
D. javanica, 
The Whistling Zeal, 
S. clypeata. 
The Shovoller. 
Upper wing coverts 
Upper wing coverts 
not blue-grey, 
blue-grey. 
| GENUS QUERQUEDULA, 
| Y. circia. 
| The Blue-winged Teal, 
a 
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Median rectrices 
lengthened and 
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Median rectrices 
not lengthened or 
pointed, pointed. 
vith pink. GENUS DAFIDA. 
achyrynohus. D, acuta, 
nh-footed Goose. 
The Pintail. 
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Lamell fine. 
Speculum black and 
white. 
GuNUS CHAULELASMUS, 
C. streperus. 
The Gadwat. 
Lamelle moderate. 
Speculum green or 
purple. 
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Tail of 14 to 
16 feathers. 
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Tail of 18 to 
20 feathers. 
Grnus ANAS. 
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Nail less than + 
the width of bill, 
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White on outer 
web of inner 
No white on outer 
Nail equal to about 
web of inner 
4 the width of bill. 
beulum, Tail feathers normal. 
ONETT A, SUB-FAMILY FULIGULIN«, 
stris, 
Teal, 
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Nail more than 4 
the width of bill. . 
Secondaries, secondarics, GENUS NErTion. Guryus EUNErrA. GENUS MARECA, 
Anas boscas, A. pecilorhyncia, 2. falcata. M. penelope. 
the Wild Duck The Spotted-billea The Bronze-capped The Wigeon, 
Mallard. Duck.* . Teal. 
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Speculum. Secondaries bronze- 
green at base, then black and 
tipped white and with their 
coverts tipped rufous. 
Nettion furmosum, 
The Baihat or Cluching Zeal. 
Speculum. 
black with white tips. Those next 
them brilliant metallic green, next 
to them one black, the remainder 
like black. 
Wettion crecea, 
Lhe Common Teat. 
are bronze-green. 
Wettion albigulare. 
The Andaman Teal. 
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Outermost seccndaries Speculum. Outer secondaries 
black, except two or three in 
the centre (7-9) which 
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Bill more or less depressed. 
Tarsus about same length as femur; wil not bent. 
EMILY ANATID&, 
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Hind toe very broadly lobe 
Sub-ORDER ANEERES, 
ee es 
Primaries without Primaries with 
more or less 
white on base, 
any white on base. 
GENUS CLANGULA. 
CG, qlaucion. 
Lhe Golden Bye. 
Tail feathers narrow and stiff, 
SUB-PAMILY KRISMATURINAS, 
GENUS ERISMATURA, 
FB. lewoooephata, 
The Stif-tailed Duch. 
A full, thick crest. 
Lamelli very long 
and prominent. 
Bill tapering. 
Gmnus Netra, 
N, ruyina. 
The Red-crested 
Pochard. 
{ 
No white speculum, 
Nyroca forina. 
The Red-headed 
‘ Pochard, 
rc 
No crest or only 
a long tuft . 
Lamelle short, 
well apart and not 
very prominent. 
Genus Funiguuat 
Nyroca., 
Lower parts white 
throughout, 
M, castor, 
The Goosander, 
rutou 
Wing ateut 7” tog 
Culmen 1:2.” 
Gunus MERGus. 
M.-albellus, 
The Smevw. 
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Upper breast 
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4 white speculum, 
Ee 
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Bill more or less compressed, 
Never depressed, 
SUB-FAMILY Murqina, 
With about 9” to 11° 
Cnlmen over 1:9” 
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Head and 
upper neck 
Head and upper 
neck blagk glossed 
With green, rufous. 
Males, Females and 
a 
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‘ Chin white, Chin styveaked 
is with black back grey. with tufous, 
marks, M, castor, back brown. 
M, sorratoy, Goosander, Red-bveasted 
The Red-breasted Mergaiisor. 
Mergansalr, 
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Back and scapulars 
unmarked with 
white. 
} 
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Head and neck Head and el more 
rufous-brown, never or less mixed with 
blackish at sides and 
darker than black, 
never crested. 
Nyroca bacri9. 
Bacr's Pochard. 
crested 
Nyroca africana Q 
Lhe Dun-bird or 
Common Pochard. 
White-eycd 
Poshard. 
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Lower back and scapulars 
barred black-and-white or 
brown-and-white, 
Nyroca Marita. 
{ Luligula, The Scaup, 
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Head and neck Head and neck 
ars ppelleg or faintly powdered 
te. 
h whi 
Hemid and neck Head and neck 
blackish-brown, same dull chestnut or n@parly black, black, lower sur- 
as back, Nearly bay. Never glomised more or face of & very 
always crested with crested. losis with green, satiny texture, 
long tuffion nape. _). afvivana a. Nedver crested. Nearly always 
| Vyroca fuliguia?. The Whitesoyod NUMoca baeri®, crestax with org 
) Fuligula, Pochara, Bas Pochavd. tuft on nape. 
The Tufted Pochard, J Myroca faligula & 
| Puliguias 
TRE Tissto 
Pochard. 
EK, C. STUART BAKDR, IWZ.8s; 
June, 1901. 
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