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eggs. Four to six, pale greenish-white (unless nest-stained), the 
surface being slightly glossy and rough Breeding-season: October to 
December or January. 
6. White-quilled Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Gmelin 
Net'-ta-pus- Gk, netta, duck; Gk, pus (pous ), podos , foot: coromandel¬ 
ianus— of the Coromandel coast, India. 
distribution. North-eastern Australia, as far south as the Clarence 
River (New South Wales); also occurs in India, China, Malaysia to 
the Celebes, and Sunda Island. 
notes. Also called White-quilled Goose-teal. Very little has been 
recorded of its habits. It is said to frequent lakes, streams, and swamps, 
where it congregates in small flocks. 
nest. In a hole in a tree. 
eggs. One authentic egg is described as faint creamy-white, the shell 
being very fine and smooth and without gloss. Breeding-season: not 
recorded. 
7. Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus Gould 
pul-cheV-lus— L., pulchellus , pretty. 
distribution. North-western Australia, Northern Territory, and 
northern Queensland; also occurs from the Celebes to New Guinea. 
notes. Also called Green Goose-teal. Usually in pairs or small flocks, 
frequenting lakes, streams, or swamps. It is generally shy and difficult 
to approach. When disturbed, it rises quickly and utters a peculiar 
whistling note while on the wing. Food: aquatic animals and plants. 
nest. A flat structure, occasionally with a slight cavity, composed of 
long dry grasses; lined with feathers and down. Generally placed 
among herbage growing in water. It also nests in a hole in a tree. 
eggs. Four to eleven or even more, faint creamy-white (unless nest- 
stained), the surface being smooth and lustrous. Breeding-season: 
February and March, or during the rainy season. 
8. Maned Goose Chenonetta jubata Latham 
Chen-o-net’-ta- Gk, chen, goose; Gk, netta, duck: jub-d'-ta-L., jubatus, 
maned. 
distribution. Australia and Tasmania. 
notes. Also called Wood Duck. Usually in pairs or flocks, showing 
a preference for the upper reaches of streams and the timbered margins 
to the more open spaces of swamps. It procures most of its food out of 
the water, feeding on grass and herbage growing on the margins of 
streams and swamps; it often frequents flats some distance from water. 
nest. In a hollow limb or hole in a tree, lined with down and 
feathers; often high up, and sometimes far from water. 
