SHOVELLER 11 



French: Le soucket, Bee plat, Canard spatule, Bee en cuiller, Louchard, Rouge de 



riviere, Rouget, Barbelle, Bee de spatule, Mesquin. 

 Italian: Mestolone, Fistione, Spatola, Beccociatto, Cuzzorott, Palott, Fafen, 



Cucchiarone, Biccangia. 

 Spanish: Pato cucharetero, Pato sardinero, Pato cuchara, Pato paleto, Bragat, 



Cullerot, Rastella, Bech d'espatula, Anech paletar, Cuchareta, Utegastia or 



Ata-golharia (Basque) . 

 Portuguese: Pato trombeteiro, Colhereira, Pintalhao. 

 Dutch: Slobeend, Slobbe, Leppelbek. 

 Nonoegian: Skeand, Skovand. 

 Swedish: Skedand, Leffeland. 

 Danish: Skeand, Skjoldnaeb, Krapand, Slopand. 

 Icelandic: Skeidond. 

 Finnish: Lapasorsa. 

 Esthonian: Luitso nok. 

 Lettish: Platknahbis. 

 Polish: Kaczka plaskonos. 



Russian: Soksun, Shirokonoska, Plutonos, Luponossaja. 

 Hungarian: Kanalas recze. 

 Czech: Lzicak. 

 Ostiak: Logali. 

 Samoyed: Saau-tula. 

 Mongolian: Galbun. 

 Korean: Ualpiguli. 

 Kamchaikan: Tcheptchinu. 

 Eskimos of Alaska: Yu-gok-puk. 

 Creoles of Louisiana: Micoine. 

 Mexican: Tempatlahoac, Yacapatlahoac. 

 Hawaii: Northwest Duck. 

 Croatian: Patka kasikara. 

 Maltese: Palettuna. 

 Arabic: Bat. 

 India: (Hindustani), Tidari, Punana, Tokurwalla, Ghirah; (Nepalese), Dhobaha, 



Khikeria Sankhar; (Sindhi), Alipat; (Bengali), Puntamukhi. 



DESCRIPTION 



Adult Male : Head and upper part of neck dark, glossy, metallic green. A dark-brown area extends 

 down middle of mantle, leaving the lower neck, sides of breast and sides of mantle pure white. The 

 dark-brown area includes also the central scapulars, the back and the rump, although the latter is 

 glossed with green reflections. The outer scapulars are pure white except the posterior long ones, 

 which are pale blue on the outer web. The longest scapulars are black with prominent central white 



