792 Notes on the Ornithology of Candahar. [Aug. 



113. A. acuta, Lin, The Pintail Duck is also common during 

 the winter months. [" Seik-doom" of Cabul.] 



114. A. penelope, Lin. The Widgeon. A winter visitant at Can- 

 dahar, as indeed are all these Ducks, disappearing gradually to the end 

 of April. 



115. A. crecca, Lin. The Teal is very common. ['« Chooraka" 

 or "Jooruka" of Cabul.] 



116. [A. querquerdula, L. The Gargany. " Seeteh-doom" of Cabul, 

 where procured with all the other Ducks mentioned, by Sir A. Burnes.] 



117. [A. stepera, Lin. The Gadwall. " Syah-doom" of Cabul.] 



118. Spatula clypeata, (Lin.) The Shoveller. Very common 

 during the winter months. [The male is thrice figured by Sir A. 

 Burnes, as the " Kachack-nol" and also the " Aleeput," of Cabul.] 



119. [Fidigula rufina, (Pallas). Red-crested Pochard. "Nool- 

 gool" of Cabul.] 



120. [F. ferina, (L.) Dun Pochard. Male and female figured by 

 Sir A. Burnes as the " Soorksir," and both sexes also as the "Gho- 

 tye," of Cabul, which latter name is likewise applied to the Smew.] 



121. [F. nyroca, (Guldenstadt.) White-eyed Pochard. Common 

 during the winter. 



122. F. cristata, (L.) Common. [" Sonah," and "Uhluk" (?), 

 of Cabul.] 



123. Clangula [glaucion, (L.) The Golden-eye. Common in winter. 



124. [Mergellus] albellus, (L.) I saw only one specimen at Can- 

 dahar, but heard that it was common in winter near Ghuzni. [" Gho- 

 tye," and " Chota Khoruk," of Cabul ; from which may be inferred 

 that the large Mergansers are probably termed " Khoruk." 



125. [Larus fuscus, L. : L.Jlavipes, Meyer. The adult and young 

 are figured by Burnes from Cabul.] 



126. Xema ridibundus, (L.) Shot at Candahar, flying over a 

 jheel south of the town. 



[Two figures occur among the ' Burnes drawings' of a species of 

 Xema Gull (apparently), labelled " Bad-khor," said to be " shot at 

 Cabul in the middle of February : a bird of passage." They are, how- 

 ever, so unscientifically drawn, that I can hardly venture upon a de- 

 scription of them. The length is mentioned to have been 1 /in., and 

 alar expanse 3ft. Adult, white, with an ashy mantle, and deep roseate 



