WHITE-EYED DUCK 195 



Vernaculae Names 

 English: White-eyed Duck, White-eyed Pochard, White-eyed Poker, Ferruginous 



Duck, Red Duck, Castaneous Duck, Wigeon (India). 

 German: Moorente, Weissaugige Ente, Weissauge, Braunkopf, Rotkopfige Ente, 



Moderente, Sumpfente, Brandtiichel, Mierente, Morgente, Knollente. 

 French: Fuligule nyroca, Canard rouge aux yeux blancs, Petit pilet tanne, Canard 



a iris blanc, Morillon a, iris blanc, Sarcelle rousse, Bouice raujhe, Canard 



Hongrois. 

 Italian: Moretta tabaccata, Colletto, Terziolo rosso, Ruscinha, Rosella, Morettone, 



Cauete, Russulidda, Niedduzzeddu. 

 Spanish: Pardote, Coquinero, Negrete, Rochet, Anach chaculater. 

 Portuguese: Larro, Zorro, Perra. 



Russian: Krasnogolowoi Tchern, Utka nyrok, Beloglasyi nyrok. 

 Icelandic: Hviteyg Ond. Montenegrin: Crnka. 



Danish: Hvidbiet And. Bulgarian: Plavka. 



Dutch: Witoog. Dalmatian: Crnin. 



Polish: Kaczka ponur. Maltese: Braimla. 



Esthonian: Baltatshu pihle. Arabic: Shetrusi, Boro. 



Czech: Polak maly. Moorish: Ziriguil. 



Croatian: Patka njorka, Patka bjelokrila. Canaries: Pato berberisco. 



Herzegowina: Zuta norva. Kirgiz: Kizyl-ala-iyriok. 



Hungarian: Czigany recze. Tibetan: Chhu-cha. 



India: Karchiya, Boorar-mada (Northwest Provinces); Lal-bigri, Bhooti-hans 



(Bengal); Burnu (Sind); Malac (Nepal); Chiki, Kanat Aurdak (Yarkand). 

 Japanese: Akajahiro, Mejirogamo. 



DESCRIPTION 



Adult Male: Head and neck rich chestnut except a small white spot on the chin; sides of mantle 

 chestnut, middle and posterior part of mantle blackish. Scapulars, back, rump, upper tail-coverts and 

 tail black with a suggestion of a greenish tinge; but the scapulars are very minutely dusted with 

 dusky brown. Breast chestnut, like the head, but separated from it by a darker region, forming an 

 indistinct collar. Sides and flanks brown mixed with chestnut; abdomen pure white except poste- 

 riorly, where, especially at the sides, it becomes dark brown or blackish. Under tail-coverts white. 

 Wing-coverts dark brown except a white patch at the carpal joint. Speculum on the secondaries 

 white, and framed posteriorly by a black band across the tips of these feathers. Primaries black on 

 the outer web and tip, and white on the inner web. Tertials green-black. Under wing-coverts white 

 except the marginal ones which are brown; axillars white. 



Iris white, but not until completely adult at two years (Naumann, 1896-1905). Bill greenish 

 black, grayer at the tip and along cutting edge. Legs and feet plumbeous black (Millais). 



Wing 180-193 mm.; bill 39-41.5; tarsus 29-31. 



Weight 1 pound, 2 ounces to 1 pound, 9 ounces (Hume) (0.51 to 0.70 kilograms), average about 

 1 pound, 6 ounces (0.62 kilograms). 



