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Description. —Sexes alike. Forehead and crown, fulvous brown; sides 
and back of the head, lighter ; chin, throat and neck, grey. Breast, pale 
orange brown ; belly and sides of the body, chestnut; under tai c ?Y er s * 
white ; mantle, light brown ; back and scapulars, dark brown ; rump, black; 
tail coverts, chestnut; tail, brown ; lesser.and middle wing coverts, maroon, 
greater coverts, dark ashy ; other wing quills, axillaries and under wing cover s, 
black. It prefers weedv ponds and marshes, village tanks, roadside drains and 
paddyfields ; it is not shy ; is fond of _ perching on trees, is an excellent swim¬ 
mer and diver, and utters a double whistle when rising and during nig . 
Length, 16 ins.; wing, 7\ ins.; tail, 2i ins. Bill, legs and feet, brownish 
blue, the nail on the bill nearly black ; irides, brown ; eyelids, bright yellow. 
Weight up to lj lb. 
THE LARGE WHISTLING DUCK OR TEAL. 
Dendrocycna fulva. Native names, same as those of the small whistling teal. 
Habitat .—All over India, but less common than the smaller variety. 
Description .—Sexes alike, and generally resembling the smaller whistling 
duck, except that there is a black band down the back of the neck. Its habits 
are identical with those of the smaller variety, and it is more wary, gets away 
