PINTAIL 
^A’,4S ACUTA Linne 
(Plate 40) 
Synonymy 
Anas acuta Linne, Systema Naturte, ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 126, 1758. 
/Ina5 subulata S. G. Gmelin, Reise Russland, vol. 1, p. 13, pi. 1, 1771. 
Anas alandica Sparnnann, Mus. Carlsonianum, fasc. 3, pi. 60, 1788. 
Anas s'parrmanni Latham, Index Ornith., vol. 2, p. 876, 1790. 
caudacida Pallas, Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, vol. 2, p. 280, 1811. 
Anas tzitzihoa Vieillot, Nouveau Dictionnaire d’Hist. Nat., vol. 5, p. 163, 1816. 
Dafila caudacida Stephens, General Zooh, vol. 12, pt. 2, p. 127, pi. 49, 1824. 
Trachelonetta acuta Kaup, Natiirl. Syst., p. 115, 1829. 
Anas caudata Brehm, Oken’s Isis, 1830, col. 997. 
Phasianurus acutns Wagler, Oken’s Isis, 1832, col. 1235. 
Qucrquedula acuta Selby, Illustrations British Ornith., vol. 2, p. 311, pi. 59-60, 1833. 
Dafila acuta Eyton, Cat. British Birds, p. 60, 1836. 
Qucrquedula caudacida Macgillivray, Manual Ornith., vol. 2, p. 170, 1842. 
Dafila longicauda Brehm, Naumannia, 1855, p. 297. 
Dafila caudata Brehm, Naumannia, 1855, p. 297. 
Dafila acuta a. americana Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, vol. 43, 
p. 650, 1856. 
fDafila modesta Tristram, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1886, p. 79, pi. 7. 
Vernacular Names 
English : Pintail, Sprig-tail, Gray Duck, Pied Gray Duck, Gray Widgeon, Sea Widgeon, 
Sea Pheasant, Split-tail, Spike-tail, Pike-tail, Picket-tail, Water Pheasant, Smee, 
Long-neck, Winter Duck, Cracker, Pile-start, Spindle-tail, Lady-bird, Harlan. 
French: Canard pilet, Pilet acuticaude, Pilet longue queue. Canard a queue effilee, 
Etiquenard, Canard long cul, Vingeon demars, Vingeon fourchu. Canard faisan. 
Canard hirondelle. Canard fleche. 
German: Spiessente, Spitzente, Pfeilschwanz, Pfriemenente, Nadelschwanz, Lang- 
hals, Schwalmente, Schwalbenente, Schnepfente, Graue Mittelente, Lerchen- 
ente, Fasanente, Spitzzackel. 
Dutch: Piljstaart, Langhals. 
Danish: Spidsand, Vinterand, Stjertand, Rumpeand, Strekand. 
N oncegian: Spidsand, Piland, Stjertand, Spirand. 
Su’crfisA; Stjartand, Spjutand, Viand. 
