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Description. Male—head and neck, white, mottled with black. Mantle 
and lower plumage, white; sides of the body, pale grey; axillaries and under 
wmg coverts, black ; back and scapulars, black ; primaries, black ; secondaries, 
biown on the inner, bronze green on the outer web; the upper wing coverts, 
bronze green. Rump, tail coverts and tail, black. Female-—closely resembles 
the male. It affects weedy tanks and swamps and sluggish streams. Is generally 
found in pairs; is heavy and clumsy, but flies well and is not wary. 
. Length of male, 30 ins. ; wing, 15 ins.; tail, nearly 6 ins. Female : length, 
27 ins. ; wing, 11-J ins. ; tail, 4 ins. ; bill, black ; irides, dark brown ; legs and 
feet, dark slate. The comb of the male is black. Weight, 5f lbs. 
THE SMALL WHISTLING DUCK OR TEAL. 
Dendrocyena Javanica. Native names. Silli , Silhali , Chihi y Hind.; 
Saral , Shareil , Hawaii hans , Beng. ; Hansrali , Ooriya ; Adla, Mahr. ; Yerra 
chilluwo •, lei.; Ghembatcira , Tam, ; Horali , Assam ; Tingi f Manipur ; Sissalee , 
Burma. 
Habitat. A permanent resident in most parts of India, except the Hima¬ 
layas, Cashmere and the Punjab ; very common in Bengal. 
