Blacks. See Black duck. 

 Black-bellied tree duck. 78&,105 > 



147. 

 Black brant. 788.^96,105,147. 



See also Brant. 

 Black dUck — 



general. 72,96,147.. 



food. 40a, 58, 105. 



life history. 78,165. 



propagation. 42,112. 



range. 56,72a. 

 Black game. See Black grouse. 

 Black grouse- 

 general. 200,213,217,218. 

 220. 



hunting. 213,219. 



introduction. 64, 



propagation. 112,199. 

 Blackhead. See Ring-necked duck; 



Scaup ducks. 

 Black mallard. See Black duck. 

 Black-necked pheasant . 43,211, 



218. 

 Black partridge. 64. 

 Black-shouldered peafowl . See Black- 

 winged peafowl . 

 Black-winged peafowl. 12,76. 

 Blind(s). 87". 

 Blood pheasants (Himalayan; Kuser's). 



76,198,211,223. 

 Blue bill— ; 



big. See Greater scaup duck.' 



little. See Lesser scaup duck. 



See also Ring-necked duck. 

 Blue brant. See Blue goose. 

 Blue goose — ■ 



general. 78a, 96, 112, 147, 165, 178. 



food. 105. 

 Blue grouse. See Dusky grouse; Rich- 

 ardson's grouse; Sooty grouse. 

 Blue peafowl. See Common peafowl. 

 Blue quail. See Scaled quail. 

 Blue wavy. See Blue goose. 

 Bluewing. . See Blue-winged teal. 

 Blue-winged teal — 



general. 40,72,77,96,147. 



ecology. 77. 



food . 40 , 58 . 



life history. 77,78,165. 



management 77 . » 



propagation. 112. 



range. 56,72a. 



Lite quail — 

 general. ,21,31,43,79,92,96,114,117, 

 118,120,121,147,172,179,181,182, 

 185,186,194. 

 conservation. 86,179. 

 dealers. 15. 

 diseases and parasites. 66,120a, 



179. 

 feeding requirements. 43,61,62. 

 food. 2,3,21,31,57,82,101,105,149, 



179,182,194. 

 food and cover for. 26a, 129, 145, 



179,182,185,194. 

 history. 95,121,179. 

 hunting. 84,186. 

 introduction. 41,64. 

 life history. 79,121,165,179. 

 management. 91, 121, 12?, 149, 164, 



179,182,194. 

 mortality. 179,182. 

 natural enemies. 95a, 114, 117, 150, 179, 



182. 

 populations. 92,114,194. 

 propagation. 43,73,85,110,112,117, 

 140,148,153,163,164,179,182,188, 

 189. 

 range. 56, 72a, 79, 159. 

 research program. 123. 

 status. 121. 

 Booby. See Ruddy duck. 

 Botulism. 18,33,36. 



See also Diseases. 

 Brailing. 43,143,224. 



See also Pinioning;. Wing clipping; 

 Wing tying. . 

 Brant — ,.••" 



general. : 51, 78a, 96, 103, 112, 147, 217. 

 food. 105. 



See also Black brant; Cackling goose; 

 Hutchins' goose. 

 Broadbill . See Scaup ducks . 

 Bronze-tailed peacock pheasants (Malay; 



Sumatra) . 76. 

 Brooders, artificial, dealers in. 14. 

 Brooding. 42,43,73,85,109,11.2,113,130, 

 132,140,143,148,153,156,157,164,166, 

 167,168,169,174,182,189,195,198,199, 

 224. 



See also Incubation; Propagation. 

 Bufflehead — 



general. 18,72,96,147,160. 

 food. 18,105. 



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