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ANAS CRECCA 
Croatian: Patka krzulja, 
Czech: Cirka obecna. 
Slavonian: Chrapacka mensja. 
Esihonian: Piri part, Muda part. 
Lettish: Krihklis lohshne. 
Italian: Alzavola, Garganella, Crecoleta, Germanello, Anitralla, Tersetola vernile, 
Sarsella, Mallardella. 
Sardinian: Anadone, Circuredda. 
Spanish: Cerceta hiemal, Zarzeta, Serrano, Garcetilla real, Patrico, Salcet. 
Portuguese: Marreco, Marrequinlio, Marneco. 
Arabic: Bat-kerkedj, Shershir. 
Maltese: Sarsella. 
Turkish: Kirki ordek. 
Georgian: Kokpa iehwi. 
Tartar: Geraep, Sirgei-urdak. 
Bashkirs: Tyragai. 
Ostiaks: Shigirtpiri. 
Lamut: Kuritsh. 
Hindustani: Lohya kerra, Chota murghabi, Putari, Suchuruka, 
Nepalese: Baigilagairi. 
Sindi: Kardo. 
Canarese: Sorlai-haki. 
Bengali: Naroib, Tulsia-bigri. 
Japanese: Kogamo. 
Corean: Ugalgapyl. 
Kuriles: Tuuriwe. 
Kamchatka: Peshukun. 
Alaska: Ting-a-zo-me-ok. 
DESCRIPTION 
Adult Male: Head and upper neck rich chestnut; an iridescent patch of green and purple extending 
back from the eye to the nape on each side. From the gape along base of culmen and over the eye a 
bufly stripe. A narrow white line separates the green eye-patch from the chestnut of the face. Chin 
black; hind neck purplish black; mantle finely vermiculated with black and white; scapulars the 
same, except the outer ones which are ornamented with longitudinal black and white stripes. Back 
and rump gray-brown; upper tail-coverts edged with buff; tail brown; lower neck finely vermicu- 
lated; breast heavily dotted with round black spots. Remainder of lower surface white except the 
flanks which are like the mantle, and the sides of the rump which have a black crescentic mark and 
