BIRDS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ASIA. 



Inhabits Northern hemisphere. "Common in 

 India ; somewhat rare in W. Europe, 



A- hracJiyrhyncJms, Baillion (Yarrell's Br. 

 Birds, III. 64). 



Si:f. A. phoenicopus, Bartlett. 

 A. brevirostris, Thienem. 

 A. rufescens (?), Brehm. 



Inhabits N. hemisphere. Punjab. 

 Sub-genus BERNICLA, Stephens. 

 B. indica (Gould's Century, pi. 80). 



Syn. Anas Indica, Gmelia. 



Anser undulatus, Brandt. 



Inhabits India generally, common in the 

 sold season. 



Div. 3. Perching Geese. 



Genus DENDROOYGNA, Swainson. Silli 

 H. ; Saral, B. 



D. major, Jerdon {III. hid. Orn., pi. 23). 

 Inhabits India generally ; Not rare in L. Ben- 

 gal- 



a. arquata (Horsfield, Zool. Res. in Java, 

 pi. ). 



Syn. Anas arcuata, Cuvier. 

 A. javanica, Horsfield. 

 Mareoa awsuree, Sykes. 



Butwnth, Sindh ; Tseet-tsa-lee, Arracan ; 

 Bilibi, Sum. ; Melivis, Jav. Inhabits India 

 and Malay countries. Extremely common. 

 W. B. The Australian species referred to 

 this by Mr, Gould (B. A. Vol. VII. pi, 14), 

 is obviously distinct and new. 



Genus SARCIDIORNIS, Eyton. 



S. melanotus {PI. Enl. 937 ; Pennant's Ind. 

 Zool, pi. 11). 



Syn. Anser melanotus, "Pennant, 



Nuhta, H. ; Tau-bai, Arracan. Inhabits 

 India and Burmah. Not common in L. Ben- 

 gal. 



S. (?) leucoptenis, Blyth, J. A. S. XVIII. 

 Inhabits Burmah ; Tenasserim provinces. 



Gemis NETTAPUS, Brandt- 



N. coromandelianus {PL Enl. 949, 950 ; 

 Hardw. III. Ind. Zool). 



6tn. Anas coromandeliaua, Gmelin. 

 Bernicla girra, Gray. 

 Dendrocygna affinis, Jerdon— winter dress, 



Crirja and Girri, H, ; Ghangerel, B. ; Ka- 

 ragat, Arracan, Inhabits India and Malay 

 countries. Extremely common. 



Div. 4. Shieldrakes. 

 Genus CASARCA, Bonah. 



C. rutila (Gould's B. E. pi. 358). 



Syn» Anas rutila, Pallas. 

 A. casarca, L. 

 .A. rubra, Gmelin. 



Surhliab and Cliuhwa, male, CJmlcivi, female, 

 H. Inhabits Asia generally ; N. Africa : rare 

 in Europe : common in India. 



Genus TADORNA, Leach. 



T. vulpanser, Fleming {Pi. Enl. 53 ; 



Gould's B.E. pi. 357). 



Syn, Anas tadorna, L. 



A. cornuta, Gmelin. 

 T. familiaris, Boie. 

 T. Bellonii, Stephens. 



Mekez (male), Alikaz (female). Cabul ; 

 Shall Murgkabi, Ali-jur gub, and Ni7-aji. 

 Sindh. Inhabits Europe ; Asia ; N. Africa, 

 Not common in L. Bengal ; more so on the 

 Indus. 



Subfam. ANATINiE. 



Kans, H. ; Bigri, B. 

 Genus ANAS, L. 

 Subgenus SPATULA, Boie. 

 Sp. clypeata {PI. E^il. 971, 972). 



Syn, Anas elypeata, L. 



A. rubens, Gmelin. 

 A. raexicana, Latham. 

 A. platalea, Vieillot. 



Tridari, H. : Alipat, and Kachuk Mai, 

 Srndh. Inhabits Europe ; Asia ; Africa ; N. 

 America. Common in India. 



Subgenus ANAS. 



A.boschas, L. {Pi. Enl 776, 777.) 



Syn. a. fera, Brisson. 



A. doraestica et A- aduuca, L. 

 A. curvirostra, Pallas. i 

 A. pupureo-viridis, Schinz. ' Varieties. 

 A. BreWeri, Audubon. 



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Subz-gu7-dan C green-neck'), Persian Niroji, 

 Sindh. Inhabits N. Hemisphere : in India, 

 confined to the Upper Provinces ; never L. 

 Bengal, nor S, India. 



A. pcecilorliyncha, Pennant {Ind. Zool. pi, 

 13 ; Hardw. 111. Ind. Zool). Inhabits India 

 generally (not migratory) ; Burmah ; not very 

 common in L. Bengal. 



.^4. (?) caryophyllacea, Latham (Jerdon's 

 III. Ind. Orn., pi 34 ; G. R. Gray, III. Gen. 

 Birds, pi. , — bill and feet coloured er- 



roneously). 



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Sin, a, erythrocephala, Bonnaterre 

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