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THE BAR-HEADED GOOSE. 
Anser Indicus . Native names : Rajhans , hans, birwa , Hind. ; Paria , Nepal ; 
Neerbaihoo , S. India ; Banooria hans, Assam ; frans, Chittagong; Kangnai, 
Manipur ; Tau-Ngan, Burma. 
Habitat .— A cold weather visitor and common in many parts of India. 
Description.— Easily distinguishable from other geese by the black bars on 
the head and neck. Sexes alike. 
Length about 30 ins. ; wing, 17 ins. ; tail, 6 ins. Bill, from yellow to 
orange with a black nail. Legs and feet, yellow to orange; claws, black ; irides, 
deep brown ; weight up to 7 lbs. 
THE COMMON SHELD DUCK. 
Tadorna , or Tadorna Cornuta . Native names : Raraia Ghackuwa, Sujaid 
Surkhab, Hind. ; Nirajee, Sind. 
Habitat .—An uncommon winter visitor in the northern parts of India. 
Description. —Male—head and neck, glossy black; upper breast and mantle, 
white ; lower breast, rich chestnut with a black band in the middle ; the remain¬ 
der of the lower plumage and under wing, white. Upper wing coverts, scapu- 
