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Description. —Male—bead, bull; neck, mantle, sides of the breast, lower 
plumage and belly, chestnut. Axillaries and under wing coverts, white. 
Rump, upper tail coverts and tail, black. Wing coverts, white, with a buff 
tinge ; primaries and their covens, black. Outer secondaries, bronze green 
with white on the inner web ; other secondaries, chestnut. Female—resembles 
the male, but does not assume the black ring round the neck, which the male 
exhibits during the breeding season. This bird swims little, keeps almost 
entirely to the land, avoids all cover, is remarkably wary and is a sentinel to 
all other ducks. It is rank and fishy in taste. 
Male.—Length, 26 ins. ; wing, 15 ins. ; tail 6 ins. 
Female.—Length, 23 ins. ; wing, 14 ins. ; tail,*5| ins. Bill, black ; irides 
dark brown ; legs and feet, very dark brown. Weight, about 4 lbs. 
THE COMB DUCK. 
Sacridiornin Melanonota. Native names : Nukta , Nukwa, Chota Nagpore ; 
Haiti hansa , Ooriya ; Jutu Chilluioa , Tel.; Dod sarle haki , Can. ; Neer Koli , 
S, India ; Taubay , Burma. 
Habitat —A regular visitor to nearly all India, occurring chiefly in the 
plains, but is found up to 2,000 ft. 
