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quicker, and is more difficult to shoot. Length, about 20 inches ; wing, 9 
inches ; tail, 2\ inches. Bill, legs and feet, dark slaty ; irides, brown; weight 
up to 2 lbs. 
THE COTTON TEAL. 
Nettopus coroman delianus. —Native names : Girri, Girria ;, Givja, Gurgurra } 
Hind., Ghangariely Ghangani , Beng. * Chota Goiree , Behar ; Ballia hans , Dacca, 
Assam, Sylhet; Gandana, Ooriya; Lerriget-perriget , Koll; Adla, West Coast; 
Kalagat, Burma. 
Habitat. —Generally throughout India ; the smallest duck with the longest 
mane. 
# Description. —Easily distinguishable from any other Indian teal by 
having dari k axillaries, either entirely black or else brown, margined with 
grey. Nearly all the secondaries are broadly tipped with white, and there 
is a dark cap on the crown. The male has a large white patch oa the 
primaries, which easily distinguish the bird when flying. In the female, 
the primaries are entirely black or very dark brown. It swarms in thousands 
in suitable places. It flies low and is easily netted. Its flight is remarkably 
swift and tricky; it is a good diver, and wounded birds are generally lost. 
