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Male—Length, 16 inches ; wing, 7f inches ; tail, 3 inches. Female — 
Length, 15 inches ; wing, inches ; tail, 3 inches. Bill, dark brown, paler 
on the lower mandible ; irides, brown ; legs, greenish or slaty. Weight 
up to 1 lb. 
THE FALCATED DUCK OR THE BRONZE CAPPED TEAL. 
Ennetta -falcata. Native names : Kola sinkhur , Oudh. 
Habitat .—A rather rare bird in India, but it has been found in Lucknow, 
Bhawalpur, Jessore, Purneah, Manipur and Upper Burma. 
Descriptio7i .—Male -head, bright chestnut and green; under tail coverts, 
black ; white spot on the forehead ; outer web of the primaries, black ; axillaries, 
white; upper wing coverts, grey. Speculum, black tinged with bluish 
green. The female has the head and under tail coverts, black, streaked 
with fulvous. Male—Length, 20 inches; wing, 9J inches; tail, 3J inches. 
Female smaller. Bill, black; irides, brown; legs and feet bluish, Weight 
up to 1J lbs. 
