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The Shoveller (1602), Spaiida chjpeaia. — Not uncommon. 



Red-crested Pochard (16*04), Ncttarufina. — Not frequently shot. 



The Pochard (160o), Nyrocaferina. — Not rare. 



White-eyed Duck (1606), Nijroca ferruginea. — The commonest non-resident 

 duck. It comes early and stays late and in this district is a fair table 

 bird. 

 ' Tufted Duck (1609), N yr oca fuligula. — Shot in fair numbers. 



The Goosander (1613), Mercjanser castor. — Very common on the larger rivers, 

 but not generally seen more than 13 miles from the hills, though on 

 the Sankos they occur a good deal further ofl:'. O'Donel has seen full 

 plumage drakes in December. They take a heavy toll of the fish in the 

 rivers and Travers has seen them in a line across the shallows of a 

 stream and their crops are always, in those shot, crammed full of fi.sh. 



Indian Little Grebe {\^\1), Podicipes albipennis. — Occurs in the south. 



Crocodile.'S. 



The Gharial (1), Gavialls gangeticus. — Mostly found in the. south, where it 

 attains a very large size in the Sankos. 



Tortoises. 



\Trionyx gangeticus (o), According to Dr. Annandale this tortoise is likely to 



occur but we have not observed it.] 

 \Trionyx leithii (6), The same remark applies to this'species.] 

 Trionyxhurum (7). 

 Chitra indica (12). 

 Emyda granosa (13). 

 Testudo elongata (16). 

 Geomyda indopeninsularis . 

 Geoniyda tricarinata (25). 



[Cyclemys dhor (27), According to Dr. Annandale this is also likely to occur. 

 Kachuga tectum (42). 



Lizards. 



Hemidactyhis gleadovii (86), Known as the "tiktiki." 

 ■ Gecko verticillatus (103), Known as the " tuktu " or gecko. 

 Common Bloodsucker. (145) Calotes versicolor. —Known as the " bloodsucker." 

 Veranus spp. .?— At least one monitor lizard (goi-sanp), erroneously called 



iguana, <>ccurs, probably more than one. 

 Mabuia carinata (211). 



Snakes. 



TypMops jerdoni (27), There is a specimen in the Indian Museum from Buxa 



Duars. 

 Burmese Blind Snake (276), TypMops diardi.~One obtained by Capt. K. 



L. W. Mackenzie at Buxa, and Col. Wall recorded another which 



Mr. Jacob obtained in the Jalpaiguri district. 

 • Common Python (286), PytJion moluncs. —Common in certain localities It 



grows to a large size, an 18 feet specimen was recorded by Major 



Begbie as got m Tondu forest which had swallowed a leopard. One 



was captured some years ago at Baradighi with a recently swallowed 



barking deer inside it. 

 Shaw's Wolf Snake (348), Lycodonjara. 



Common Wolf Snake (351), Lycodonaulicv.s.~YeTY common in bungalows. 

 ■Collared Dwarf Snake (363), PohjodontopUs collaris.—A single example 



was obtained by Capt. K. L. W. Mackenzie at Buxa and three from 



other parts of the District by Mr. Jacob. 



